diff --git a/home-manager/common/software/cli/zellij.nix b/home-manager/common/software/cli/zellij.nix
index 9ece3471..f85876d2 100644
--- a/home-manager/common/software/cli/zellij.nix
+++ b/home-manager/common/software/cli/zellij.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     # enableFishIntegration = true;
     settings = {
       session_serialization = false;
+      default_layout = "compact";
       mirror_session = true;
       simplified_ui = true;
       ui.pane_frames.rounded_corners = true;
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@
   };
   
   xdg.configFile."zjstatus-layout-default" = {
-    enable = true;
+    enable = false;
     target = "zellij/layouts/default.kdl";
     text = ''
       layout {