diff --git a/home/applications/sway/default.nix b/home/applications/sway/default.nix
index 74ea1f4..d5d7151 100644
--- a/home/applications/sway/default.nix
+++ b/home/applications/sway/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ in {
     ../mako
     ../swayidle
     ../swaylock
+
+    # FIXME: hack
+    ./unset-im-module.nix
   ];
 
   home.sessionVariables = {
@@ -35,17 +38,11 @@ in {
   # remove csd window buttons
   # https://github.com/localsend/localsend/blob/2457acd8a7412723b174672d174e4853dccd7d99/app/linux/my_application.cc#L45
   home.sessionVariables.GTK_CSD = 0;
-  dconf.settings."org/gnome/desktop/wm/preferences"."button-layout" = "icon,appmenu:";
+  dconf.settings."org/gnome/desktop/wm/preferences"."button-layout" = "appmenu:";
 
   services.cliphist.enable = true;
   services.udiskie.enable = true;
 
-  home.sessionVariables = {
-    # NOTE: don't use "wayland" in GTK_IM_MODULE! it will crash X11 electron apps
-    GTK_IM_MODULE = lib.mkForce ""; # use text-input-v3
-    QT_IM_MODULE = lib.mkForce ""; # use text-input-v3
-  };
-
   wayland.windowManager.sway = {
     enable = true;
     checkConfig = false; # wtf?
diff --git a/home/applications/sway/unset-im-module.nix b/home/applications/sway/unset-im-module.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34cc0aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/applications/sway/unset-im-module.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{lib, ...}: {
+  options.home.sessionVariables = lib.mkOption {
+    apply = x: removeAttrs x ["QT_IM_MODULE" "GTK_IM_MODULE"];
+  };
+}