diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index d7aec65..9398d12 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@
     nixosModules = (import ./modules/nixos) moduleInputs;
     homeManagerModules = (import ./modules/home-manager) moduleInputs;
     packages = eachSystem (system: import ./pkgs { inherit nixpkgs system; });
+    apps = eachSystem (system: import ./pkgs/apps.nix
+      { inherit (self.outputs) packages; inherit system; });
 
     nixosConfigurations = {
       slab = mkSystem {
diff --git a/home/hyprland.nix b/home/hyprland.nix
index d70c537..ebc1489 100644
--- a/home/hyprland.nix
+++ b/home/hyprland.nix
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ let
   in
     if hasAttr key keyNames then keyNames."${key}" else key;
 
-  inherit (outputs.packages.${pkgs.system}.wm-helpers) keysetting;
-
+  inherit (outputs.packages.${pkgs.system}) wm-helpers;
+  keysetting = "${wm-helpers}/bin/keysetting";
 in
 {
   # FIXME this is temporary just to get it working, need to make wm-common an
diff --git a/pkgs/apps.nix b/pkgs/apps.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73744eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/apps.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{ packages, system, ... }:
+let _packages = packages; in
+let
+  packages = _packages.${system};
+  mkApp = program: { type = "app"; inherit program; };
+in
+{
+  keysetting = mkApp "${packages.wm-helpers}/bin/keysetting";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/wm-helpers/default.nix b/pkgs/wm-helpers/default.nix
index 3ccf871..d0f7949 100644
--- a/pkgs/wm-helpers/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/wm-helpers/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { pkgs, ...}:
-{
-  keysetting = pkgs.writeShellScript "keysetting" ''
+let
+  keysetting = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "keysetting" ''
     wpctl=${pkgs.wireplumber}/bin/wpctl
     notify_send=${pkgs.libnotify}/bin/notify-send
     brightnessctl=${pkgs.brightnessctl}/bin/brightnessctl
@@ -34,4 +34,8 @@
       mondown) setbright 5%-;;
     esac
   '';
+in
+pkgs.symlinkJoin {
+  name = "wm-helpers";
+  paths = keysetting;
 }