diff --git a/home/quickshell.nix b/home/quickshell.nix
index 57f639f..3ae9603 100644
--- a/home/quickshell.nix
+++ b/home/quickshell.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,23 @@
   wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.exec-once = [
     "quickshell -c default"
   ];
+  
+  # auto reload
+  systemd.user.services.quickshell = {
+    Unit = { Description = "Quickshell bar"; PartOf = [ "graphical-session.target" ]; };
+    Service = {
+      ExecStart = "${pkgs.quickshell}/bin/quickshell -c default";
+      Restart = "always";
+    };
+    Install = { WantedBy = [ "default.target" ]; };
+  };
+
+  # Restart service when config changes (needs systemd 245+; HM supports Path units)
+  systemd.user.paths.quickshell-watch = {
+    Unit = { Description = "Watch Quickshell config"; };
+    Path = { PathChanged = "%h/.config/quickshell"; };
+    Install = { WantedBy = [ "default.target" ]; };
+  };
 
   # write the Quickshell config
   # xdg.configFile."quickshell/default/shell.qml".text = ''
diff --git a/home/quickshell/shell.qml b/home/quickshell/shell.qml
index f2192ba..386a139 100644
--- a/home/quickshell/shell.qml
+++ b/home/quickshell/shell.qml
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ Variants {
         Text {
         id: clock
         //anchors.centerIn: parent
-        anchors.top: true
-        anchors.left: true
         font.pixelSize: 13
         color: "#e6e6e6"
         }