diff --git a/modules/home-manager/sway.nix b/modules/home-manager/sway.nix
index 23d22ff..d435de9 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/sway.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager/sway.nix
@@ -72,6 +72,17 @@
 
     systemd = {
       enable = true;
+      variables = [
+        "DISPLAY"
+        "WAYLAND_DISPLAY"
+        "SWAYSOCK"
+        "XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP"
+        "XDG_SESSION_TYPE"
+        "NIXOS_OZONE_WL"
+        "XCURSOR_THEME"
+        "XCURSOR_SIZE"
+        "PATH"
+      ];
     };
 
     # TODO: stuff is opening on workspace 10 (0?)
diff --git a/modules/nixos/default.nix b/modules/nixos/default.nix
index 90bee4f..b64fb9f 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/default.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/default.nix
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
     };
 
     services.dbus.enable = true;
+    services.polkit.enable = true; # needed for home-manager integration
 
     programs.thunar = {
       enable = true;
@@ -617,6 +618,8 @@
       systemPackages = with pkgs; [
         libnotify
         slides
+        discord
+        slack
       ];
       variables = {
         /*