diff --git a/common/graphics/sway.nix b/common/graphics/sway.nix
index 200208e..9d67520 100644
--- a/common/graphics/sway.nix
+++ b/common/graphics/sway.nix
@@ -73,9 +73,10 @@ in
 {
   config =
     let
+      bar_conf_file = if (lib.isPath cfg.sway.bar.config) then cfg.sway.bar.config else pkgs.writers.writeJSON "config.json" cfg.sway.bar.config;
       waybar_full = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "waybar-full" (
         (lib.getExe config.programs.waybar.package)
-        + (lib.optionalString (!isNull cfg.sway.bar.config) " -c ${cfg.sway.bar.config}")
+        + (lib.optionalString (!isNull cfg.sway.bar.config) " -c ${bar_conf_file}")
         + (lib.optionalString (!isNull cfg.sway.bar.style) " -s ${cfg.sway.bar.style}")
       );
 
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ in
       };
 
       config = mkOption {
-        type = types.nullOr types.path;
+        type = types.nullOr (types.either types.path types.attrs);
         default = null;
         description = "waybar config to use";
       };
diff --git a/sway/bar/default.nix b/sway/bar/default.nix
index e63f698..8b7702b 100644
--- a/sway/bar/default.nix
+++ b/sway/bar/default.nix
@@ -1,128 +1,127 @@
 { config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
 let
   inherit (lib) getExe;
-
-  config = with pkgs; {
-    backlight = {
-      format = "{percent}%";
-      format-icons = [ "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" ];
-    };
-    battery = {
-      format = "{capacity}% {icon}";
-      format-alt = "{time} {icon}";
-      format-charging = "{capacity}% ";
-      format-icons = [ "" "" "" "" "" ];
-      format-plugged = "{capacity}% ";
-      on-click = "${getExe rmenu} -r powermenu --single-click true";
-      states = { critical = 15; warning = 30; };
-    };
-    clock = {
-      format-alt = "{:%d.%m.%Y}";
-      tooltip-format = "<big>{:%Y %B}</big>\n<tt><small>{calendar}</small></tt>";
-    };
-    cpu = {
-      format = "{usage}% ";
-      tooltip = false;
-      on-click = "${getExe xdg-terminal-exec} ${getExe btop}";
-    };
-    "custom/media" = {
-      escape = true;
-      exec = "${getExe waybar-mpris} --position --autofocus --pause ⏵ --play ⏸ --order SYMBOL:TITLE:ARTIST:ALBUM:POSITION ";
-      max-length = 40;
-      on-click = "${getExe waybar-mpris} --send toggle";
-      on-scroll-down = "${getExe waybar-mpris} --send prev";
-      on-scroll-up = "${getExe waybar-mpris} --send next";
-      return-type = "json";
-    };
-    height = 30;
-    idle_inhibitor = {
-      format = "{icon}";
-      format-icons = { activated = ""; deactivated = ""; };
-    };
-    keyboard-state = {
-      capslock = true;
-      format = "{name} {icon}";
-      format-icons = { locked = ""; unlocked = ""; };
-      numlock = true;
-    };
-    memory = { format = "{}% "; };
-    modules-center = [
-      # "wlr/taskbar"
-    ];
-    modules-left = [ "sway/workspaces" "sway/mode" "sway/scratchpad" ];
-    modules-right = [
-      "custom/media"
-      "idle_inhibitor"
-      "pulseaudio"
-      "network"
-      "cpu"
-      "memory"
-      "temperature"
-      "backlight"
-      "keyboard-state"
-      "battery"
-      "clock"
-      "tray"
-    ];
-    network = {
-      format-alt = "{ifname}: {ipaddr}/{cidr}";
-      format-disconnected = "Disconnected ⚠";
-      format-ethernet = "{ipaddr}/{cidr} ";
-      format-linked = "{ifname} (No IP) ";
-      format-wifi = "{essid} ({signalStrength}%) ";
-      on-click-right = "nm-connection-editor";
-      tooltip-format = "{ifname} via {gwaddr} ";
-    };
-    position = "top";
-    pulseaudio = {
-      format = "{volume}% {icon} {format_source}";
-      format-bluetooth = "{volume}% {icon} {format_source}";
-      format-bluetooth-muted = "{icon} {format_source}";
-      format-icons = {
-        car = "";
-        default = [ "" "" "" ];
-        hands-free = "";
-        headphone = "";
-        headset = "";
-        phone = "";
-        portable = "";
-        muted = "🔇";
-      };
-      format-muted = "{icon} {format_source}";
-      format-source = "{volume}% ";
-      format-source-muted = "";
-      on-click = "${getExe pwvucontrol}";
-    };
-    spacing = 4;
-    "sway/mode" = { format = "<span style=\"italic\">{}</span>"; };
-    "sway/scratchpad" = {
-      format = "{icon} {count}";
-      format-icons = [ "" "" ];
-      show-empty = false;
-      tooltip = true;
-      tooltip-format = "{app}: {title}";
-    };
-    temperature = {
-      critical-threshold = 80;
-      format = "{temperatureC}°C {icon}";
-      format-icons = [ "" "" "" ];
-    };
-    tray = { spacing = 10; };
-    "wlr/taskbar" = {
-      format = "{icon}";
-      icon-size = 14;
-      ignore-list = [ ];
-      on-click = "activate";
-      on-click-middle = "close";
-      rewrite = { "Firefox Web Browser" = "Firefox"; };
-      tooltip-format = "{title}";
-    };
-  };
 in
 {
   grimmShared.sway.bar = {
     enable = true;
-    config = pkgs.writers.writeJSON "config.json" config;
+    config = with pkgs; {
+      backlight = {
+        format = "{percent}%";
+        format-icons = [ "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" ];
+      };
+      battery = {
+        format = "{capacity}% {icon}";
+        format-alt = "{time} {icon}";
+        format-charging = "{capacity}% ";
+        format-icons = [ "" "" "" "" "" ];
+        format-plugged = "{capacity}% ";
+        on-click = "${getExe rmenu} -r powermenu --single-click true";
+        states = { critical = 15; warning = 30; };
+      };
+      clock = {
+        format-alt = "{:%d.%m.%Y}";
+        tooltip-format = "<big>{:%Y %B}</big>\n<tt><small>{calendar}</small></tt>";
+      };
+      cpu = {
+        format = "{usage}% ";
+        tooltip = false;
+        on-click = "${getExe xdg-terminal-exec} ${getExe btop}";
+      };
+      "custom/media" = {
+        escape = true;
+        exec = "${getExe waybar-mpris} --position --autofocus --pause ⏵ --play ⏸ --order SYMBOL:TITLE:ARTIST:ALBUM:POSITION ";
+        max-length = 40;
+        on-click = "${getExe waybar-mpris} --send toggle";
+        on-scroll-down = "${getExe waybar-mpris} --send prev";
+        on-scroll-up = "${getExe waybar-mpris} --send next";
+        return-type = "json";
+      };
+      margin-right = 4;
+      height = 30;
+      idle_inhibitor = {
+        format = "{icon}";
+        format-icons = { activated = ""; deactivated = ""; };
+      };
+      keyboard-state = {
+        capslock = true;
+        format = "{name} {icon}";
+        format-icons = { locked = ""; unlocked = ""; };
+        numlock = true;
+      };
+      memory = { format = "{}% "; };
+      modules-center = [
+        # "wlr/taskbar"
+      ];
+      modules-left = [ "sway/workspaces" "sway/mode" "sway/scratchpad" ];
+      modules-right = [
+        "custom/media"
+        "idle_inhibitor"
+        "pulseaudio"
+        "network"
+        "cpu"
+        "memory"
+        "temperature"
+        "backlight"
+        "keyboard-state"
+        "battery"
+        "clock"
+        "tray"
+      ];
+      network = {
+        format-alt = "{ifname}: {ipaddr}/{cidr}";
+        format-disconnected = "Disconnected ⚠";
+        format-ethernet = "{ipaddr}/{cidr} ";
+        format-linked = "{ifname} (No IP) ";
+        format-wifi = "{essid} ({signalStrength}%) ";
+        on-click-right = "nm-connection-editor";
+        tooltip-format = "{ifname} via {gwaddr} ";
+      };
+      position = "top";
+      pulseaudio = {
+        format = "{volume}% {icon} {format_source}";
+        format-bluetooth = "{volume}% {icon} {format_source}";
+        format-bluetooth-muted = "{icon} {format_source}";
+        format-icons = {
+          car = "";
+          default = [ "" "" "" ];
+          hands-free = "";
+          headphone = "";
+          headset = "";
+          phone = "";
+          portable = "";
+          muted = "🔇";
+        };
+        format-muted = "{icon} {format_source}";
+        format-source = "{volume}% ";
+        format-source-muted = "";
+        on-click = "${getExe pwvucontrol}";
+      };
+      spacing = 4;
+      "sway/mode" = { format = "<span style=\"italic\">{}</span>"; };
+      "sway/scratchpad" = {
+        format = "{icon} {count}";
+        format-icons = [ "" "" ];
+        show-empty = false;
+        tooltip = true;
+        tooltip-format = "{app}: {title}";
+      };
+      temperature = {
+        critical-threshold = 80;
+        format = "{temperatureC}°C {icon}";
+        format-icons = [ "" "" "" ];
+      };
+      tray = { spacing = 10; };
+      "wlr/taskbar" = {
+        format = "{icon}";
+        icon-size = 14;
+        ignore-list = [ ];
+        on-click = "activate";
+        on-click-middle = "close";
+        rewrite = { "Firefox Web Browser" = "Firefox"; };
+        tooltip-format = "{title}";
+      };
+    };
     style = ./style.css;
   };
 }