diff --git a/config/sway/config b/config/sway/config
index 31acc6d..a873cc8 100644
--- a/config/sway/config
+++ b/config/sway/config
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ mode "resize" {
 }
 bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
 
+# lock screen on sway startup
+exec swaylock -e -c 000000
+
 exec {
 	waybar
 	kanshi
diff --git a/hosts/la2410/configuration.nix b/hosts/la2410/configuration.nix
index 40d7496..19a9a69 100644
--- a/hosts/la2410/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/la2410/configuration.nix
@@ -272,18 +272,18 @@ pulse.enable = true;
 };
 
 
-services.displayManager.ly = {
+# auto login on boot up into sway, sway is configured to start sway lock, so the swaylock password is the login 
+services.greetd = {
   enable = true;
   settings = {
-#    auto_login_user = "shihaam";
-#    auto_login_session = "sway";
-#    auto_login_service = "ly-autologin";
-    animation = "matrix";
-    bigclock = "en";
-    asterisk = null; 
-    battery_id = "BAT0";
-    brightness_up_cmd = "${pkgs.brightnessctl}/bin/brightnessctl -q -n s +10%";
-    brightness_down_cmd = "${pkgs.brightnessctl}/bin/brightnessctl -q -n s 10%-";
+    initial_session = {
+      command = "sway";
+      user = "shihaam";
+    };
+    default_session = {
+      command = "${pkgs.tuigreet}/bin/tuigreet --time --asterisks --cmd sway";
+      user = "greeter";
+    };
   };
 };
 #boot.kernelModules = [ "i2c-dev" ];