diff --git a/home/desktop/sway/default.nix b/home/desktop/sway/default.nix
index aafbeb41..b775b266 100644
--- a/home/desktop/sway/default.nix
+++ b/home/desktop/sway/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   ...
 }: let
   set-background = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "set-background" ''
-    ${pkgs.swaybg}/bin/swaybg -m fill -i ${./wallpapers/landscapes/tropic_island_day.jpg}
+    ${pkgs.swaybg}/bin/swaybg -m fill -i ${../wallpapers/landscapes/tropic_island_day.jpg}
   '';
 in {
   home.packages = [set-background];