# Waybar behavior differs depending on whether using hyprland.conf or hyprland.lua

**URL:** <http://forum.hypr.land/t/waybar-behavior-differs-depending-on-whether-using-hyprland-conf-or-hyprland-lua/1615>\
**Category:** Bugs / FRs / Support\
**Tags:** hyprland, bug, config\
**Created:** [May 23, 2026, 12:42am UTC](http://forum.hypr.land/t/waybar-behavior-differs-depending-on-whether-using-hyprland-conf-or-hyprland-lua/1615 "2026-05-23T00:42:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ewaller](http://forum.hypr.land/user_avatar/forum.hypr.land/ewaller/32/1358_2.png) [@ewaller](http://forum.hypr.land/u/ewaller)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 12:42am UTC](http://forum.hypr.land/t/waybar-behavior-differs-depending-on-whether-using-hyprland-conf-or-hyprland-lua/1615/1 "2026-05-23T00:42:56Z")

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> **Hyprland version**
>
> ```auto
> Hyprland 0.55.2 built from branch v0.55.2 at commit 39d7e209c79d451efab1b21151d5938289da838d clean (version: bump to 0.55.2).
> 
> ```

## Describe your issue / feature…

This is my first post. I have searched and have not found any similar threads.

I have converted from using hyprland,conf to hyprland.lua. I use Waybar and have a hyprland/workspaces section. Using the same waybar configuration for both hyprland sessions started with hyprland.conf and hyprland.lua, I succeed in displaying waybar. But, when using .lua, I am unable to change workspaces by clicking on the workspace icons. When using the .conf, I can change workspaces by clicking on the icons.

I have checked that both modes are using the same waybar configuration by comparing the outputs of ‘ps -ef | grep waybar’. In both cases, the invocation is the same.

Looking for suggestions. Happy to provide any additional data that may be useful,

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**Author:** ![MikeT3ch](http://forum.hypr.land/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MikeT3ch](http://forum.hypr.land/u/MikeT3ch)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 3:30am UTC](http://forum.hypr.land/t/waybar-behavior-differs-depending-on-whether-using-hyprland-conf-or-hyprland-lua/1615/2 "2026-05-23T03:30:50Z")

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can you link/upload your waybar config (at least the workspace module)?, as far as my understanding go, i think the problem is related with the new dispatchers syntax

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**Author:** ![hyprm3](http://forum.hypr.land/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/919ad9/32.png) [@hyprm3](http://forum.hypr.land/u/hyprm3)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 7:29am UTC](http://forum.hypr.land/t/waybar-behavior-differs-depending-on-whether-using-hyprland-conf-or-hyprland-lua/1615/3 "2026-05-23T07:29:15Z")

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This has been fixed in git  
Install waybar-git  
If you are on archlinux it is available in the aur.

You are good to go.

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**Author:** ![ewaller](http://forum.hypr.land/user_avatar/forum.hypr.land/ewaller/32/1358_2.png) [@ewaller](http://forum.hypr.land/u/ewaller)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](http://forum.hypr.land/t/waybar-behavior-differs-depending-on-whether-using-hyprland-conf-or-hyprland-lua/1615/4 "2026-05-23T15:02:47Z")

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The waybar-git from the AUR did indeed fix the problem. Thank you both for the help.

Is there some protocol for marking a thread solved?