diff --git a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/bar/UtilButtons.qml b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/bar/UtilButtons.qml
index cc3eb64a2..2f7197b58 100644
--- a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/bar/UtilButtons.qml
+++ b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/bar/UtilButtons.qml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Item {
             visible: Config.options.bar.utilButtons.showScreenSnip
             sourceComponent: CircleUtilButton {
                 Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignVCenter
-                onClicked: Hyprland.dispatch("global quickshell:regionScreenshot")
+                onClicked: Quickshell.execDetached(["qs", "-p", Quickshell.shellPath(""), "ipc", "call", "region", "screenshot"]);
                 MaterialSymbol {
                     horizontalAlignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
                     fill: 1
diff --git a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/lock/Lock.qml b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/lock/Lock.qml
index e5557425b..4266d03f7 100644
--- a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/lock/Lock.qml
+++ b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/lock/Lock.qml
@@ -128,11 +128,19 @@ Scope {
         }
     }
 
+    function lock() {
+        if (Config.options.lock.useHyprlock) {
+            Quickshell.execDetached(["bash", "-c", "pidof hyprlock || hyprlock"]);
+            return;
+        }
+        GlobalStates.screenLocked = true;
+    }
+
     IpcHandler {
         target: "lock"
 
         function activate(): void {
-            GlobalStates.screenLocked = true;
+            root.lock();
         }
         function focus(): void {
             lockContext.shouldReFocus();
@@ -144,11 +152,7 @@ Scope {
         description: "Locks the screen"
 
         onPressed: {
-            if (Config.options.lock.useHyprlock) {
-                Quickshell.execDetached(["bash", "-c", "pidof hyprlock || hyprlock"]);
-                return;
-            }
-            GlobalStates.screenLocked = true;
+            root.lock()
         }
     }
 
@@ -165,7 +169,7 @@ Scope {
     function initIfReady() {
         if (!Config.ready || !Persistent.ready) return;
         if (Config.options.lock.launchOnStartup && Persistent.isNewHyprlandInstance) {
-            Hyprland.dispatch("global quickshell:lock")
+            root.lock();
         } else {
             KeyringStorage.fetchKeyringData();
         }
diff --git a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/overview/SearchBar.qml b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/overview/SearchBar.qml
index a0abd54c8..5cd7b9ac5 100644
--- a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/overview/SearchBar.qml
+++ b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/overview/SearchBar.qml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ RowLayout {
         Layout.bottomMargin: 4
         onClicked: {
             GlobalStates.overviewOpen = false;
-            Hyprland.dispatch("global quickshell:regionSearch")
+            Quickshell.execDetached(["qs", "-p", Quickshell.shellPath(""), "ipc", "call", "region", "search"]);
         }
         text: "image_search"
         StyledToolTip {
diff --git a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarRight/quickToggles/androidStyle/AndroidScreenSnipToggle.qml b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarRight/quickToggles/androidStyle/AndroidScreenSnipToggle.qml
index c4b4a5479..875022249 100644
--- a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarRight/quickToggles/androidStyle/AndroidScreenSnipToggle.qml
+++ b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarRight/quickToggles/androidStyle/AndroidScreenSnipToggle.qml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ AndroidQuickToggleButton {
         interval: 300
         repeat: false
         onTriggered: {
-            Hyprland.dispatch("global quickshell:regionScreenshot")
+            Quickshell.execDetached(["qs", "-p", Quickshell.shellPath(""), "ipc", "call", "region", "screenshot"]);
         }
     }