diff --git a/bin/swaylock-blur b/bin/swaylock-blur
index 770429b..35b32ba 100755
--- a/bin/swaylock-blur
+++ b/bin/swaylock-blur
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ LOCK=~/.config/sway/lock.png
 # go over each output and ss/blur then add to img
 for OUTPUT in $(swaymsg -t get_outputs | gojq '.[].name' | tr -d '"')
 do
+    echo "OUT: $OUTPUT" >> "$HOME/outputs"
     IMAGE="${OUTPUT}_img.jpg"
     grim -t jpeg -o $OUTPUT $IMAGE
     convert $IMAGE -blur 5x3 - | composite -gravity center $LOCK - $IMAGE
@@ -20,5 +21,7 @@ do
     IMAGES="${IMAGES} ${IMAGE}"
 done
 
-swaylock $LOCKARGS
+echo "done" >> "$HOME/outputs"
+
+swaylock $LOCKARGS --daemonize
 rm $IMAGES
diff --git a/gui/sway/config b/gui/sway/config
index 94b81d8..12ea2d8 100644
--- a/gui/sway/config
+++ b/gui/sway/config
@@ -46,8 +46,15 @@ floating_modifier $mod
 # start a terminal
 bindsym $mod+Return exec st
 
+# setup idling
+exec swayidle -w \
+         timeout 600 'swaylock-blur' \
+         timeout 900 'swaymsg "output * dpms off"' resume 'swaymsg "output * dpms on"' \
+         lock 'swaylock-blur'
+
 # lock the screen
-bindsym $mod+q exec swaylock-blur
+# bindsym $mod+q exec swaylock-blur
+bindsym $mod+q exec sleep 1 && killall -SIGUSR1 swayidle
 
 # kill focused window
 bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill
@@ -192,4 +199,4 @@ bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
 # background
 exec_always --no-startup-id wallpaper.sh
 # waybar
-exec_always --no-startup-id killall -q waybar; waybar
+exec_always --no-startup-id killall -q waybar && waybar