diff --git a/hypr/.config/hypr/hyprland.lua b/hypr/.config/hypr/hyprland.lua
index 22678a2..a0e91be 100644
--- a/hypr/.config/hypr/hyprland.lua
+++ b/hypr/.config/hypr/hyprland.lua
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ local browser     = "brave"
 local menu        = "wofi --show drun"
 local pwManager   = "bitwarden-desktop"
 
+-- Hyprland's session PATH is /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin — no ~/.local/bin —
+-- so user scripts need their absolute path in autostart and binds.
+local handyNo = os.getenv("HOME") .. "/.local/bin/handy-no"
+
 
 -------------------
 ---- AUTOSTART ----
@@ -39,8 +43,8 @@ hl.on("hyprland.start", function()
     -- hl.exec_cmd("wl-paste --type image --watch cliphist store") -- Stores only image data
 
     hl.exec_cmd("nextcloud --background")
-    hl.exec_cmd("handy")          -- English instance (parakeet)
-    hl.exec_cmd("handy-no start") -- Norwegian instance (whisper-large-v3), private D-Bus + own data dir
+    hl.exec_cmd("handy --start-hidden")     -- English instance (parakeet)
+    hl.exec_cmd(handyNo .. " start")        -- Norwegian instance (whisper-large-v3), private D-Bus + own data dir
 
     -- Launch apps on specific workspaces (window rules below)
     hl.exec_cmd("ghostty -e tmux")
@@ -231,10 +235,10 @@ hl.bind(mainMod .. " + V", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("cliphist list | wofi --dmenu | cliph
 -- (plain --toggle-transcription avoids the 0.9.4 unconfigured-post-process segfault).
 hl.bind(mainMod .. " + T", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("handy --toggle-transcription"))
 hl.bind(mainMod .. " + T", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("handy --toggle-transcription"), { release = true })
-hl.bind(mainMod .. " + Y", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("handy-no toggle"))
-hl.bind(mainMod .. " + Y", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("handy-no toggle"), { release = true })
+hl.bind(mainMod .. " + Y", hl.dsp.exec_cmd(handyNo .. " toggle"))
+hl.bind(mainMod .. " + Y", hl.dsp.exec_cmd(handyNo .. " toggle"), { release = true })
 hl.bind(mainMod .. " + G",              hl.dsp.exec_cmd("handy"))
-hl.bind(mainMod .. " + SHIFT + G",      hl.dsp.exec_cmd("handy-no gui"))
+hl.bind(mainMod .. " + SHIFT + G",      hl.dsp.exec_cmd(handyNo .. " gui"))
 
 hl.bind("SUPER + SHIFT + L", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("hyprlock"))