diff --git a/.config/niri/config.kdl##hostname.dbox b/.config/niri/config.kdl##hostname.dbox
index a904cf74..47d82a82 100644
--- a/.config/niri/config.kdl##hostname.dbox
+++ b/.config/niri/config.kdl##hostname.dbox
@@ -707,7 +707,8 @@ binds {
     // Mod+Shift+Space { switch-layout "prev"; }
     // reload waybar
     Mod+Shift+W {
-        spawn "systemctl" "--user" "restart" "waybar"
+        // spawn "systemctl" "--user" "restart" "waybar"
+        spawn "killall" "-SIGUSR2" "waybar"
     }
     Mod+S {
         screenshot
diff --git a/.config/waybar/config b/.config/waybar/config
index ee0a270e..719a2597 100644
--- a/.config/waybar/config
+++ b/.config/waybar/config
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
   // LEFT BAR
   {
     "layer": "top",
+    "name": "leftbar",
     "position": "left",
     "modules-left": [
       "niri/workspaces"
diff --git a/.config/waybar/style.css b/.config/waybar/style.css
index 779f7a9c..b8d091fc 100644
--- a/.config/waybar/style.css
+++ b/.config/waybar/style.css
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ window#waybar {
   margin: 0;
 }
 
+window.leftbar#waybar {
+  background-color: transparent;
+  padding: 0;
+  margin: 0;
+  /* max-width: 16px; */
+}
+
 tooltip {
   background-color: @bg;
   padding: 4px;
@@ -48,7 +55,8 @@ tooltip {
 }
 
 #workspaces {
-  background-color: @bg;
+  background-color: transparent;
+  /* background-color: @bg; */
   margin: 0;
   padding: 2px 4px;
 }