diff --git a/home/duynguyen/default.nix b/home/duynguyen/default.nix
index 3de039e..b422b08 100644
--- a/home/duynguyen/default.nix
+++ b/home/duynguyen/default.nix
@@ -99,9 +99,12 @@
   programs.waybar = {
     enable = true;
     style = builtins.readFile ./config/waybar/style.css;
-    settings = builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile ./config/waybar/config.json);
   };
 
+  # Write config directly to avoid home-manager's waybar settings type
+  # conflicting with the `modules` key used by the group/drawer widget
+  xdg.configFile."waybar/config".source = ./config/waybar/config.json;
+
   programs.kitty = {
     enable = true;
     settings.wheel_scroll_multiplier = 10;