diff --git a/hosts/goopnet-interface/default.nix b/hosts/goopnet-interface/default.nix
index 7ceb261..15a5493 100755
--- a/hosts/goopnet-interface/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/goopnet-interface/default.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
       print.enable = true;
       pointer.enable = true;
       networking.enable = true;
-      networking.powersave = true;
     };
     dev = {
       enable = true;
diff --git a/modules/desktop/awww.nix b/modules/desktop/awww.nix
index 54fd2bf..941d25c 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/awww.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/awww.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 with lib;
 let
   cfg = config.modules.desktop.awww;
+
+  # TODO: this whole thing is a little silly, but i cant find a better way to ref it in the scripts
+  # maybe we can reference the config in the scripts? in a let of course :)
+  wallpapersFolder = "${pkgs.my.wallpapers}/share/backgrounds";
+  lastWallpaper = "$XDG_DATA_HOME/awww-last-wallpaper";
+  lastWallpaperSym = "$XDG_DATA_HOME/awww-last-wallpaper-sym";
 in {
   options.modules.desktop.awww = {
     enable = mkEnableOption "Enable awww, an Answer to your Wayland Wallpaper Woes";
@@ -13,17 +19,17 @@ in {
     };
     wallpapersFolder = mkOption {
       type = types.str;
-      default = "${pkgs.my.wallpapers}/share/backgrounds";
+      default = wallpapersFolder;
       example = "$XDG_PICTURES_DIR/wallpapers";
     };
     lastWallpaper = mkOption {
       type = types.str;
-      default = "$XDG_DATA_HOME/awww-last-wallpaper";
+      default = lastWallpaper;
       example = "$XDG_DATA_HOME/awww-last-wallpaper";
     };
     lastWallpaperSym = mkOption {
       type = types.str;
-      default = "$XDG_DATA_HOME/awww-last-wallpaper-sym";
+      default = lastWallpaperSym;
       example = "$XDG_DATA_HOME/awww-last-wallpaper-sym";
     };
     setScript = mkOption {
@@ -31,12 +37,12 @@ in {
       default = pkgs.writeShellScript "awww-set" ''
         set -euo pipefail
 
-        if [ ! -f "${cfg.lastWallpaper}" ]; then
-          echo "$(ls ${cfg.wallpapersFolder} | shuf -n 1)" > "${cfg.lastWallpaper}"
+        if [ ! -f "${lastWallpaper}" ]; then
+          echo "$(ls ${wallpapersFolder} | shuf -n 1)" > "${lastWallpaper}"
         fi
 
-        ln -sf "${cfg.wallpapersFolder}/$(cat ${cfg.lastWallpaper})" "${cfg.lastWallpaperSym}" # in case the hash of the pkg changes
-        ${lib.getExe cfg.package} img "${cfg.wallpapersFolder}/$(cat ${cfg.lastWallpaper})" --transition-type none
+        ln -sf "${wallpapersFolder}/$(cat ${lastWallpaper})" "${lastWallpaperSym}" # in case the hash of the pkg changes
+        ${lib.getExe cfg.package} img "${wallpapersFolder}/$(cat ${lastWallpaper})" --transition-type none
       '';
     };
     swapScript = mkOption {
@@ -44,15 +50,15 @@ in {
       default = pkgs.writeShellScript "awww-swap" ''
         set -euo pipefail
 
-        file=$(ls ${cfg.wallpapersFolder} | ${lib.getExe config.modules.desktop.rofi.package} -dmenu -sep '\n' -i -p "select a wallpaper")
-        wallpaper="${cfg.wallpapersFolder}/$file"
+        file=$(ls ${wallpapersFolder} | ${lib.getExe config.modules.desktop.rofi.package} -dmenu -sep '\n' -i -p "select a wallpaper")
+        wallpaper="${wallpapersFolder}/$file"
 
         [ ! -f "$wallpaper" ] && exit 1
 
         ${lib.getExe cfg.package} img "$wallpaper" --transition-type grow --transition-fps 60 --transition-pos 1.0,1.0 --transition-duration 1.5
 
-        ln -sf "$wallpaper" "${cfg.lastWallpaperSym}"
-        echo "$file" > "${cfg.lastWallpaper}"
+        ln -sf "$wallpaper" "${lastWallpaperSym}"
+        echo "$file" > "${lastWallpaper}"
       '';
     };
   };
diff --git a/modules/desktop/default.nix b/modules/desktop/default.nix
index a015803..581d7c0 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/default.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ in {
       modules.desktop.fonts.enable = true;
       modules.desktop.fonts.baseFonts = true;
       modules.desktop.thumbnailers.enable = true;
+      systemd.services.systemd-udev-settle.enable = false;
 
       # mounting, trash, and mtp support
       services.gvfs.enable = true;
diff --git a/modules/hardware/networking.nix b/modules/hardware/networking.nix
index 99069ab..93d5f34 100644
--- a/modules/hardware/networking.nix
+++ b/modules/hardware/networking.nix
@@ -6,13 +6,11 @@ let
 in {
   options.modules.hardware.networking = {
     enable = mkEnableOption "Enable NetworkManager, a daemon for configuring network interfaces";
-    powersave = mkEnableOption "Enable power saving options over Wi-Fi";
   };
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
     networking.networkmanager.wifi.backend = "iwd";
-    networking.networkmanager.wifi.powersave = cfg.powersave;
     networking.wireless.iwd.settings.Settings.AutoConnect = true;
 
     systemd.services.NetworkManager-wait-online.enable = false;