diff --git a/modules/home/desktop/niri/default.nix b/modules/home/desktop/niri/default.nix
index e13c9a0..2a95679 100644
--- a/modules/home/desktop/niri/default.nix
+++ b/modules/home/desktop/niri/default.nix
@@ -266,14 +266,14 @@ in {
       enable = true;
       settings = {
         main = {
-          terminal = "${terminal} -e";
+          terminal = terminal + " -e";
           fields = "filename,name,generic,keywords,categories,exec";
-          dpi-aware = false;
-          horizontal-pad = 4;
-          vertical-pad = 4;
+          dpi-aware = true;
+          horizontal-pad = 12;
+          vertical-pad = 12;
           show-actions = true;
           match-mode = "fuzzy";
-          icon-theme = "${config.dconf.settings."org/gnome/desktop/interface".icon-theme}";
+          icon-theme = config.dconf.settings."org/gnome/desktop/interface".icon-theme;
         };
         border = mkDefault {
           width = 3;