diff --git a/home/executable_dot_xinitrc b/home/executable_dot_xinitrc
index 2c1f251..78a7935 100644
--- a/home/executable_dot_xinitrc
+++ b/home/executable_dot_xinitrc
@@ -33,26 +33,18 @@ fi
 
 [ -f ~/.xprofile ] && . ~/.xprofile
 
-eval $(/usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --start --components=pkcs11,secrets,ssh)
-export SSH_AUTH_SOCK
+# eval $(/usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --start --components=pkcs11,secrets,ssh)
+# export SSH_AUTH_SOCK
 
 # $1 is xterm
 # $2 is the wm arg passed to startx
 # i.e. startx qtile
 
 case $2 in
-leftwm)
-	export DESKTOP_SESSION=leftwm
-	exec leftwm
-	;;
 plasma)
 	export DESKTOP_SESSION=plasma
 	exec startplasma-x11
 	;;
-xmonad)
-	export DESKTOP_SESSION=xmonad
-	xmonad
-	;;
 qtile)
 	export DESKTOP_SESSION=qtile
 	exec qtile start
diff --git a/home/private_dot_config/zsh/dot_zprofile b/home/private_dot_config/zsh/dot_zprofile
index 4a49e75..f490dd0 100644
--- a/home/private_dot_config/zsh/dot_zprofile
+++ b/home/private_dot_config/zsh/dot_zprofile
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ path=(
   /opt/local/{,s}bin(N)
   /usr/{,local/}{,s}bin(N)
 
+  # prefer NixOs paths to qtile path corruption
+  /run/{wrappers,current-system/sw}/bin(N)
+
   $path
 )