diff --git a/common/desktop.nix b/common/desktop.nix
index e7fea91..92c791b 100644
--- a/common/desktop.nix
+++ b/common/desktop.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
     ./restic
     ./droidcam
     ../home-manager/desktop/services/keeweb.nix
-    ../home-manager/desktop/services/telegram-desktop.nix
   ];
 
   networking = {
diff --git a/home-manager/desktop.nix b/home-manager/desktop.nix
index 2dbfff2..581835c 100644
--- a/home-manager/desktop.nix
+++ b/home-manager/desktop.nix
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
     ./work-desktop.nix
     ./software/pycharm
     ./software/signal
+    ./software/telegram
   ];
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
     appimage-run
     keeweb
-    unstable.tdesktop
     unstable.vscode
     unstable.youtube-dl
   ];
diff --git a/home-manager/desktop/services/telegram-desktop.nix b/home-manager/software/telegram/default.nix
similarity index 52%
rename from home-manager/desktop/services/telegram-desktop.nix
rename to home-manager/software/telegram/default.nix
index c693fa5..4e86d9a 100644
--- a/home-manager/desktop/services/telegram-desktop.nix
+++ b/home-manager/software/telegram/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
-# needs to be imported into the main nix config
-{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+{ pkgs, ... }:
 {
+  home.packages = with pkgs; [
+    unstable.tdesktop
+  ];
+
   systemd.user.services.telegram-desktop = {
-    description = "Telegram Desktop";
-    partOf = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
-    wantedBy = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
-    serviceConfig = {
+    Unit = {
+      description = "Telegram Desktop";
+      partOf = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
+      wantedBy = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
+    };
+    Service = {
       Type = "simple";
       ExecStart = "${pkgs.unstable.tdesktop}/bin/telegram-desktop";
       ExecReload = "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID";