diff --git a/home/hyprland/config.nix b/home/hyprland/config.nix
index 88d872c2..ea5b1b50 100644
--- a/home/hyprland/config.nix
+++ b/home/hyprland/config.nix
@@ -34,15 +34,13 @@ in ''
       touchpad:natural_scroll = yes
   }
 
-  dwindle {
-      force_split = 2
-      preserve_split = false
-      smart_split = false
-      smart_resizing = false
-      special_scale_factor = 0.8
-      no_gaps_when_only = 0
-      use_active_for_splits = true
-      default_split_ratio = 1.0
+  master {
+      allow_small_split = true
+      mfact = 0.5
+      new_is_master = false
+      new_on_top = false
+      orientation = left
+      inherit_fullscreen = true
   }
 
   general {
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ in ''
       gaps_out = 10
       border_size = 1
       cursor_inactive_timeout = 5
-      layout = dwindle
+      layout = master
   }
 
   decoration {