diff --git a/system/desktop.nix b/system/desktop.nix
index 8319bf41..2ab8fda6 100644
--- a/system/desktop.nix
+++ b/system/desktop.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
       hunspellDicts.en_GB-large
       wl-clipboard
       proton-pass
-      protonmail-bridge-gui
       hyprpicker
       grim
       slurp
diff --git a/system/home/hyprland.nix b/system/home/hyprland.nix
index 72024151..fe98be1e 100644
--- a/system/home/hyprland.nix
+++ b/system/home/hyprland.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
     ./avizo.nix
     ./wlogout.nix
   ];
+  home.packages = [
+    (pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "protonmail-setup-bridge" ''
+      pkill -9 -f protonmail-bridge
+      PASSWORD_STORE_DIR=/dev/null ${pkgs.protonmail-bridge}/bin/protonmail-bridge -c
+      ${config.wayland.windowManager.hyprland.finalPackage}/bin/hyprctl dispatch exec "PASSWORD_STORE_DIR=/dev/null ${pkgs.protonmail-bridge}/bin/protonmail-bridge -n"
+    '')
+  ];
   stylix.targets.hyprlock.enable = false; # TODO maybe re-enable once I've checked what it does
   services = {
     kanshi.systemdTarget = "hyprland-session.target";
@@ -156,6 +163,7 @@
         "systemctl --user import-environment WAYLAND_DISPLAY QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME"
         "${config.wayland.windowManager.hyprland.finalPackage}/bin/hyprctl setcursor ${config.gtk.cursorTheme.name} ${toString config.gtk.cursorTheme.size}"
         "${pkgs.libsForQt5.polkit-kde-agent}/libexec/polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1"
+        "PASSWORD_STORE_DIR=/dev/null ${pkgs.protonmail-bridge}/bin/protonmail-bridge -n"
         "${pkgs.dex}/bin/dex -a"
       ];
       gestures.workspace_swipe = true;