diff --git a/modules/home/gaming.nix b/modules/home/gaming.nix
index ecc78ee..9aeea37 100644
--- a/modules/home/gaming.nix
+++ b/modules/home/gaming.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
     # Close special workspace on gaming monitor if open
     special=$(${pkgs.hyprland}/bin/hyprctl monitors -j | ${pkgs.jq}/bin/jq -r '.[] | select(.name == "${gamingMonitor}") | .specialWorkspace.name')
     if [[ -n "$special" ]]; then
-      ${pkgs.hyprland}/bin/hyprctl --batch "dispatch focusmonitor ${gamingMonitor};dispatch togglespecialworkspace ''${special#special:};dispatch focusmonitor ${gamingMonitor};dispatch workspace name:gaming"
+      # Gaming workspace is already underneath — just close the special overlay
+      ${pkgs.hyprland}/bin/hyprctl --batch "dispatch focusmonitor ${gamingMonitor};dispatch togglespecialworkspace ''${special#special:}"
     else
       ${pkgs.hyprland}/bin/hyprctl --batch "dispatch focusmonitor ${gamingMonitor};dispatch workspace name:gaming"
     fi
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@
              [[ "$class" == "heroic" ]]; then
             special=$(${pkgs.hyprland}/bin/hyprctl monitors -j | ${pkgs.jq}/bin/jq -r '.[] | select(.name == "${gamingMonitor}") | .specialWorkspace.name')
             if [[ -n "$special" ]]; then
-              ${pkgs.hyprland}/bin/hyprctl --batch "dispatch focusmonitor ${gamingMonitor};dispatch togglespecialworkspace ''${special#special:};dispatch focusmonitor ${gamingMonitor};dispatch workspace name:gaming"
+              # Gaming workspace is already underneath — just close the special overlay
+              ${pkgs.hyprland}/bin/hyprctl --batch "dispatch focusmonitor ${gamingMonitor};dispatch togglespecialworkspace ''${special#special:}"
             else
               ${pkgs.hyprland}/bin/hyprctl --batch "dispatch focusmonitor ${gamingMonitor};dispatch workspace name:gaming"
             fi