diff --git a/niri/.gitignore b/niri/.gitignore
index f601086..a12f371 100644
--- a/niri/.gitignore
+++ b/niri/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 profile.kdl
+dms/
diff --git a/niri/Justfile b/niri/Justfile
index 9ba52bf..c56b7f0 100644
--- a/niri/Justfile
+++ b/niri/Justfile
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ deploy profile="dms": (switch profile)
     ln -sfnT {{config_dir}} {{niri_dest}}
     @echo "Deployment successful!"
 
-# Switch active desktop profile (e.g. dms, noctalia)
+# Switch active desktop profile (dms or noctalia)
 switch profile:
     ln -sf {{profile}}.kdl {{config_dir}}/profile.kdl
+    -niri msg action load-config-file
+    -pkill -x dms
+    -pkill -f "noctalia-shell"
+    -niri msg action spawn-sh -- "{{ if profile == "dms" { "dms run --session" } else { "qs -c noctalia-shell" } }}"
     @echo "Switched Niri profile to {{profile}}"
diff --git a/niri/dms.kdl b/niri/dms.kdl
index 140d5aa..a827828 100644
--- a/niri/dms.kdl
+++ b/niri/dms.kdl
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 //- Profile for DMS desktop shell -
 //---------------------------------
 
+spawn-at-startup "dms" "run" "--session"
 spawn-at-startup "bash" "-c" "wl-paste --watch cliphist store &"
 
 binds {