diff --git a/config/waybar/config b/config/waybar/config.json
similarity index 96%
rename from config/waybar/config
rename to config/waybar/config.json
index 35164286..f453cd34 100644
--- a/config/waybar/config
+++ b/config/waybar/config.json
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 [
   {
+    "include": [
+      "~/.config/waybar/monitor.json"
+    ],
+
     "layer": "top",
     "position": "top",
-    "output": "HDMI-A-1",
     "height": 40,
     "spacing": 4,
 
@@ -77,6 +80,6 @@
       "icon-size": 20,
       "show-passive-items": true,
       "spacing": 5
-    },
+    }
   }
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/home/christoph/nixinator/default.nix b/home/christoph/nixinator/default.nix
index 4b795c28..20591102 100644
--- a/home/christoph/nixinator/default.nix
+++ b/home/christoph/nixinator/default.nix
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ rec {
           protonup = true;
         };
       };
+
+      waybar.monitor = "HDMI-A-1";
     };
 
     home.packages = with pkgs; [
diff --git a/home/christoph/nixtop/default.nix b/home/christoph/nixtop/default.nix
index ab77872e..030a0005 100644
--- a/home/christoph/nixtop/default.nix
+++ b/home/christoph/nixtop/default.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ rec {
           "eDP-1" = [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9];
         };
       };
+
+      waybar.monitor = "eDP-1";
     };
 
     home.packages = with pkgs; [
diff --git a/home/modules/waybar/default.nix b/home/modules/waybar/default.nix
index 02f07fdb..6e48d15d 100644
--- a/home/modules/waybar/default.nix
+++ b/home/modules/waybar/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 with lib;
 with mylib.modules; let
   cfg = config.modules.waybar;
-  hypr = config.modules.hyprland;
 in {
   options.modules.waybar = import ./options.nix {inherit lib mylib;};
 
@@ -61,13 +60,19 @@ in {
           trap "${pkgs.procps}/bin/pkill waybar" EXIT
 
           while true; do
-              ${waybar-hyprland}/bin/waybar -c $HOME/NixFlake/config/waybar/config -s $HOME/NixFlake/config/waybar/style.css &
-              ${pkgs.inotifyTools}/bin/inotifywait -e create,modify $HOME/NixFlake/config/waybar/config $HOME/NixFlake/config/waybar/style.css
+              ${waybar-hyprland}/bin/waybar -c $HOME/NixFlake/config/waybar/config.json -s $HOME/NixFlake/config/waybar/style.css &
+              ${pkgs.inotifyTools}/bin/inotifywait -e create,modify $HOME/NixFlake/config/waybar/config.json $HOME/NixFlake/config/waybar/style.css
               ${pkgs.procps}/bin/pkill waybar
           done
         '';
       in [
         "${waybar-reload}"
       ];
+
+      home.file.".config/waybar/monitor.json".text = ''
+        {
+          "output": "${cfg.monitor}"
+        }
+      '';
     };
 }