diff --git a/home/hyprland/default.nix b/home/hyprland/default.nix
index 8857db03..e5cbc2a8 100644
--- a/home/hyprland/default.nix
+++ b/home/hyprland/default.nix
@@ -68,6 +68,19 @@
     preload = ${config.stylix.image}
     wallpaper = ,${config.stylix.image}
   '';
+  systemd.user.services.hyprpaper = {
+    Unit = {
+      Description = "Hyprland wallpaper utility";
+      Wants = ["hyprland-session.target"];
+      After = ["hyprland-session.target"];
+    };
+    Service = {
+      Environment = ["PATH=/run/current-system/sw/bin/:$PATH"];
+      Restart = "always";
+      ExecStart = "${pkgs.hyprpaper}/bin/hyprpaper";
+    };
+    Install.WantedBy = ["default.target"];
+  };
   wayland.windowManager.hyprland = {
     enable = true;
     xwayland.enable = true;
@@ -91,7 +104,6 @@
       exec-once = with config; [
         "${wayland.windowManager.hyprland.finalPackage}/bin/hyprctl setcursor ${gtk.theme.name} ${toString gtk.cursorTheme.size}"
         "${pkgs.swaynotificationcenter}/bin/swaync"
-        "${pkgs.hyprpaper}/bin/hyprpaper"
         "${pkgs.libsForQt5.polkit-kde-agent}/libexec/polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1"
         "${pkgs.protonmail-bridge}/bin/protonmail-bridge -n"
       ];