diff --git a/dots/.config/hypr/hyprland/general.conf b/dots/.config/hypr/hyprland/general.conf
index 44160ed0d..071515e4c 100644
--- a/dots/.config/hypr/hyprland/general.conf
+++ b/dots/.config/hypr/hyprland/general.conf
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ dwindle {
 decoration {
     # 2 = circle, higher = squircle, 4 = very obvious squircle
     # Clear squircles look really off; we use only extra .4 here to make the rounding feel more continuous
-    rounding_power = 2.4
+    rounding_power = 2
     rounding = 18
 
     blur {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ decoration {
     # Dim
     dim_inactive = true
     dim_strength = 0.05
-    dim_special = 0.07
+    dim_special = 0.2
 }
 
 animations {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ animations {
     animation = specialWorkspaceIn, 1, 2.8, emphasizedDecel, slidevert
     animation = specialWorkspaceOut, 1, 1.2, emphasizedAccel, slidevert
     # zoom
-    animation = zoomFactor, 1, 3, emphasizedDecel
+    animation = zoomFactor, 1, 3, standardDecel
 }
 
 input {
@@ -166,16 +166,3 @@ cursor {
     hotspot_padding = 1
 }
 
-# Overview
-plugin {
-    hyprexpo {
-        columns = 3
-        gap_size = 5
-        bg_col = rgb(000000)
-        workspace_method = first 1 # [center/first] [workspace] e.g. first 1 or center m+1
-
-        enable_gesture = false # laptop touchpad, 4 fingers
-        gesture_distance = 300 # how far is the "max"
-        gesture_positive = false
-    }
-}
diff --git a/dots/.config/hypr/hyprland/keybinds.conf b/dots/.config/hypr/hyprland/keybinds.conf
index c4454db16..c5357abbe 100644
--- a/dots/.config/hypr/hyprland/keybinds.conf
+++ b/dots/.config/hypr/hyprland/keybinds.conf
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ bindl= ,XF86AudioPause, exec, playerctl play-pause # [hidden]
 
 ##! Apps
 bind = Super, Return, exec, ~/.config/hypr/hyprland/scripts/launch_first_available.sh "${TERMINAL}" "kitty -1" "foot" "alacritty" "wezterm" "konsole" "kgx" "uxterm" "xterm" # Terminal
-bind = Super, T, exec, ~/.config/hypr/hyprland/scripts/launch_first_available.sh  "${TERMINAL}" "kitty -1" "foot" "alacritty" "wezterm" "konsole" "kgx" "uxterm" "xterm" # [hidden] (terminal) (alt)
+bind = Super, T, exec, ~/.config/hypr/hyprland/scripts/launch_first_available.sh "${TERMINAL}" "kitty -1" "foot" "alacritty" "wezterm" "konsole" "kgx" "uxterm" "xterm" # [hidden] (terminal) (alt)
 bind = Ctrl+Alt, T, exec, ~/.config/hypr/hyprland/scripts/launch_first_available.sh "${TERMINAL}" "kitty -1" "foot" "alacritty" "wezterm" "konsole" "kgx" "uxterm" "xterm" # [hidden] (terminal) (for Ubuntu people)
 bind = Super, E, exec, ~/.config/hypr/hyprland/scripts/launch_first_available.sh "dolphin" "nautilus" "nemo" "thunar" "${TERMINAL}" "kitty -1 fish -c yazi" # File manager
 bind = Super, W, exec, ~/.config/hypr/hyprland/scripts/launch_first_available.sh "google-chrome-stable" "zen-browser" "firefox" "brave" "chromium" "microsoft-edge-stable" "opera" "librewolf" # Browser
diff --git a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/ii/dock/DockAppButton.qml b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/ii/dock/DockAppButton.qml
index 8d2d270ae..bf199b0ae 100644
--- a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/ii/dock/DockAppButton.qml
+++ b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/ii/dock/DockAppButton.qml
@@ -18,7 +18,20 @@ DockButton {
     property bool appIsActive: appToplevel.toplevels.find(t => (t.activated == true)) !== undefined
 
     readonly property bool isSeparator: appToplevel.appId === "SEPARATOR"
-    readonly property var desktopEntry: DesktopEntries.heuristicLookup(appToplevel.appId)
+    property var desktopEntry: DesktopEntries.heuristicLookup(appToplevel.appId)
+
+    Timer {
+        // Retry looking up the desktop entry if it failed (e.g. database not loaded yet)
+        property int retryCount: 5
+        interval: 1000
+        running: !root.isSeparator && root.desktopEntry === null && retryCount > 0
+        repeat: true
+        onTriggered: {
+            retryCount--;
+            root.desktopEntry = DesktopEntries.heuristicLookup(root.appToplevel.appId);
+        }
+    }
+
     enabled: !isSeparator
     implicitWidth: isSeparator ? 1 : implicitHeight - topInset - bottomInset
 
diff --git a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/waffle/bar/tasks/TaskAppButton.qml b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/waffle/bar/tasks/TaskAppButton.qml
index 51e6b61a1..d4d7c072b 100644
--- a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/waffle/bar/tasks/TaskAppButton.qml
+++ b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/waffle/bar/tasks/TaskAppButton.qml
@@ -12,7 +12,20 @@ AppButton {
 
     required property var appEntry
     readonly property bool isSeparator: appEntry.appId === "SEPARATOR"
-    readonly property var desktopEntry: DesktopEntries.heuristicLookup(appEntry.appId)
+    property var desktopEntry: DesktopEntries.heuristicLookup(appEntry.appId)
+
+    Timer {
+        // Retry looking up the desktop entry if it failed (e.g. database not loaded yet)
+        property int retryCount: 5
+        interval: 1000
+        running: !root.isSeparator && root.desktopEntry === null && retryCount > 0
+        repeat: true
+        onTriggered: {
+            retryCount--;
+            root.desktopEntry = DesktopEntries.heuristicLookup(root.appEntry.appId);
+        }
+    }
+
     property bool active: root.appEntry.toplevels.some(t => t.activated)
     property bool hasWindows: appEntry.toplevels.length > 0
 
diff --git a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/waffle/notificationCenter/CalendarWidget.qml b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/waffle/notificationCenter/CalendarWidget.qml
index 7c01a0b01..16dc831e1 100644
--- a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/waffle/notificationCenter/CalendarWidget.qml
+++ b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/waffle/notificationCenter/CalendarWidget.qml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ BodyRectangle {
         id: dayButton
         required property var model
         checked: model.today
-        enabled: hovered || calendarView.scrolling || checked || model.month === calendarView.focusedMonth
+        enabled: hovered || checked || model.month === calendarView.focusedMonth
         implicitWidth: calendarView.buttonSize
         implicitHeight: calendarView.buttonSize
         radius: height / 2
diff --git a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/services/Network.qml b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/services/Network.qml
index 418258636..943c9f757 100644
--- a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/services/Network.qml
+++ b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/services/Network.qml
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ Singleton {
     Process {
         id: updateNetworkStrength
         running: true
-        command: ["sh", "-c", "nmcli -f IN-USE,SIGNAL,SSID device wifi | awk '/^\*/{if (NR!=1) {print $2}}'"]
+        command: ["sh", "-c", "nmcli -f IN-USE,SIGNAL,SSID device wifi | awk '/^\\*/{if (NR!=1) {print $2}}'"]
         stdout: SplitParser {
             onRead: data => {
                 root.networkStrength = parseInt(data);
diff --git a/sdata/lib/functions.sh b/sdata/lib/functions.sh
index 423f45b81..bc8f08400 100644
--- a/sdata/lib/functions.sh
+++ b/sdata/lib/functions.sh
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ function sudo_init_keepalive(){
 # Stop the sudo keepalive background process
 function sudo_stop_keepalive(){
   if [[ -n "$SUDO_KEEPALIVE_PID" ]] && kill -0 "$SUDO_KEEPALIVE_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
-    kill "$SUDO_KEEPALIVE_PID" 2>/dev/null
-    wait "$SUDO_KEEPALIVE_PID" 2>/dev/null
+    kill "$SUDO_KEEPALIVE_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+    wait "$SUDO_KEEPALIVE_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
     SUDO_KEEPALIVE_PID=""
   fi
 }