diff --git a/src/shell.qml b/src/shell.qml
index e25ad07..2d95577 100644
--- a/src/shell.qml
+++ b/src/shell.qml
@@ -12,4 +12,32 @@ ShellRoot {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    Component.onCompleted: {
+        Quickshell.reloadCompleted.connect(() => loader.active = false);
+        Quickshell.reloadFailed.connect(e => {
+            loader.active = true;
+            loader.message = e;
+        });
+    }
+
+    LazyLoader {
+        id: loader
+
+        property string message: ""
+
+        PanelWindow {
+            anchors {
+                top: true
+                left: true
+                right: true
+            }
+
+            Text {
+                anchors.centerIn: parent
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                text: loader.message
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/widgets/workspaces/WorkspaceIPC.qml b/src/widgets/workspaces/WorkspaceIPC.qml
index ee18d6f..58d0674 100644
--- a/src/widgets/workspaces/WorkspaceIPC.qml
+++ b/src/widgets/workspaces/WorkspaceIPC.qml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import QtQuick
+import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Io
 import Quickshell.Hyprland
 import Quickshell.I3
@@ -24,27 +25,19 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
-    Process {
-        command: ["env"]
-        running: true
+    Component.onCompleted: {
+        root.name = Quickshell.env("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP");
 
-        stdout: SplitParser {
-            onRead: data => {
-                if (data.startsWith("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=")) {
-                    root.name = data.slice(20);
-                    switch (root.name) {
-                    case "sway":
-                    case "none+i3":
-                        root.active = Qt.binding(() => I3.focusedWorkspace?.num ?? root.active);
-                        break;
-                    case "Hyprland":
-                        root.active = Qt.binding(() => Hyprland.focusedMonitor?.activeWorkspace?.id ?? root.active);
-                        break;
-                    default:
-                        console.log("This desktop is unhandled:", root.name);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+        switch (root.name) {
+        case "sway":
+        case "none+i3":
+            root.active = Qt.binding(() => I3.focusedWorkspace?.num ?? root.active);
+            break;
+        case "Hyprland":
+            root.active = Qt.binding(() => Hyprland.focusedMonitor?.activeWorkspace?.id ?? root.active);
+            break;
+        default:
+            console.log("This desktop is unhandled:", root.name);
         }
     }
 }