diff --git a/dots/bin/syncDirSetup.sh b/dots/bin/syncDirSetup.sh
index e098ed0..f2b621c 100755
--- a/dots/bin/syncDirSetup.sh
+++ b/dots/bin/syncDirSetup.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 this_file_name=`basename "$0"`
 echo ":: $this_file_name :: [K] ::"
 
-src_dir=${SYNCDIR}_${HOSTNAME}
+syncdir_env_var=SYNCDIR_${HOSTNAME}
+src_dir="${syncdir_env_var}"
 trg_dir=~/syncDir
 
 echo
diff --git a/dots/environment/environment b/dots/environment/environment
index 2635467..089567f 100644
--- a/dots/environment/environment
+++ b/dots/environment/environment
@@ -3,5 +3,8 @@
 #
 # Syntax: simple "KEY=VAL" pairs on separate lines
 #
+# note: a re-login is needed for changes to take place
+#
 
+# SYNCDIR_HOSTNAME
 SYNCDIR_t470p=/home/poq/nextcloud/syncDir
diff --git a/scripts/99_deploy.sh b/scripts/99_deploy.sh
index fdc0c37..7423c68 100644
--- a/scripts/99_deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/99_deploy.sh
@@ -95,25 +95,25 @@ if [ ${operation} == "dots" ] ; then
     file_path=/etc
     deploy_file "${dots_trg}/environment/${file_name}" "${file_path}/${file_name}" no_chown
 
-#    # hypridle
-#    file_name=hypridle.conf
-#    file_path=/home/${user}/.config/hypr
-#    deploy_file ${dots_trg}/hypridle/${file_name} ${file_path}/${file_name}
-#
-#    # hyprland
-#    file_name=hyprland.conf
-#    file_path=/home/${user}/.config/hypr
-#    deploy_file ${dots_trg}/hyprland/${file_name} ${file_path}/${file_name}
-#
-#    # hyprpaper
-#    file_name=hyprpaper.conf
-#    file_path=/home/${user}/.config/hypr
-#    deploy_file ${dots_trg}/hyprpaper/${file_name} ${file_path}/${file_name}
-#
-#    # waybar
-#    file_path=/home/${user}/.config/waybar
-#    mkdir -p ${file_path}
-#    deploy_file "${dots_trg}/waybar/*" "${file_path}/"
+    # hypridle
+    file_name=hypridle.conf
+    file_path=/home/${user}/.config/hypr
+    deploy_file ${dots_trg}/hypridle/${file_name} ${file_path}/${file_name}
+
+    # hyprland
+    file_name=hyprland.conf
+    file_path=/home/${user}/.config/hypr
+    deploy_file ${dots_trg}/hyprland/${file_name} ${file_path}/${file_name}
+
+    # hyprpaper
+    file_name=hyprpaper.conf
+    file_path=/home/${user}/.config/hypr
+    deploy_file ${dots_trg}/hyprpaper/${file_name} ${file_path}/${file_name}
+
+    # waybar
+    file_path=/home/${user}/.config/waybar
+    mkdir -p ${file_path}
+    deploy_file "${dots_trg}/waybar/*" "${file_path}/"
 
 fi