diff --git a/modules/gui/hypr/land.nix b/modules/gui/hypr/land.nix
index 5bfdd066c..881a8737c 100644
--- a/modules/gui/hypr/land.nix
+++ b/modules/gui/hypr/land.nix
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ in {
     options.myOptions.programs.hypr.land = {
         enable = mkEnableOption "enable hiper ląd";
         startupSound = mkOption {
-            type = types.path;
+            type = with types; nullOr path;
             description = "sound to play on hyprland startup";
+            default = null;
         };
         tearing = mkOption {
             type = types.bool;
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ in {
             # adds an equivalent of hm's settings to this module
             #imports = [ inputs.hyprland.homeManagerModules.default ];
 
-            xdg.dataFile."hypr/startup_sound".source = cfg.startupSound;
+            xdg.dataFile = mkIf (cfg.startupSound != null) { "hypr/startup_sound".source = cfg.startupSound; };
 
             wayland.windowManager.hyprland = {
                 enable = true;
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ in {
                 extraConfig = ''
                     bind=$mainMod, W, exec, ${removeSuffix " %U" hmCfg.xdg.desktopEntries.firefox-schizo.exec}
                     bind=$mainMod SHIFT, W, exec, ${removeSuffix " %U" hmCfg.xdg.desktopEntries.firefox-unschizo.exec}
-                    ${if (cfg.startupSound != "") then "exec-once=${pkgs.mpv}/bin/mpv --no-video --volume=100 ${hmCfg.xdg.dataHome}/hypr/startup_sound" else ""}
+                    ${if (cfg.startupSound != null) then "exec-once=${pkgs.mpv}/bin/mpv --no-video --volume=100 ${hmCfg.xdg.dataHome}/hypr/startup_sound" else ""}
                 '';
                 settings = {
                     "$mainMod" = "SUPER";