diff --git a/files/.xinitrc b/files/.xinitrc
index 31534c7..7343f99 100755
--- a/files/.xinitrc
+++ b/files/.xinitrc
@@ -22,14 +22,15 @@ export GTK_THEME=Pop-gruvbox:light
 export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME="gtk2"
 
 # start programs
+fcitx5 -d &
 nextcloud &
 dunst &
 
 # fcitx exports
-export GTK_IM_MODULE='fcitx5'
-export QT_IM_MODULE='fcitx5'
-export SDL_IM_MODULE='fcitx5'
-export XMODIFIERS='@im=fcitx5'
+export GTK_IM_MODULE='fcitx'
+export QT_IM_MODULE='fcitx'
+export SDL_IM_MODULE='fcitx'
+export XMODIFIERS='@im=fcitx'
 export WINIT_UNIX_BACKEND=x11
 
 # university wants me to use intellij, but dwm rightfully hates it
diff --git a/files/scripts/scripts b/files/scripts/scripts
deleted file mode 120000
index 9eb43b6..0000000
--- a/files/scripts/scripts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/home/marc/dots/files/scripts
\ No newline at end of file