diff --git a/hyprland/.config/hypr/config.d/81-autostart-swayidle.conf b/hyprland/.config/hypr/config.d/81-autostart-swayidle.conf
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+# vim: set ft=config:
+# Configuration for swayidle is in ~/.config/swayidle/config
+exec-once = swayidle -w
diff --git a/hyprland/.config/swayidle/config b/hyprland/.config/swayidle/config
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+timeout 900 'swaylock -f'
+before-sleep 'swaylock -f'
+lock 'swaylock -f'
+unlock 'pkill -xu "$USER" -SIGUSR1 swaylock'