diff --git a/system/hyprland.nix b/system/hyprland.nix
index b7b2aef1..c8f14aa1 100644
--- a/system/hyprland.nix
+++ b/system/hyprland.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   };
   xdg.portal.enable = true;
   xdg.mime = let
-    emacs = ["emacs.desktop"];
+    emacs = ["emacsclient.desktop" "emacs.desktop"];
     # TODO add nyxt back to browser when I can fix opening
     # links in existing sessions
     browser = ["firefox.desktop"]; # nyxt.desktop