diff --git a/modules/services/window-managers/hyprland.nix b/modules/services/window-managers/hyprland.nix
index b8543afca..9d81a318f 100644
--- a/modules/services/window-managers/hyprland.nix
+++ b/modules/services/window-managers/hyprland.nix
@@ -291,9 +291,8 @@ in
                 let
                   mkEntry =
                     entry: if lib.types.package.check entry then "${entry}/lib/lib${entry.pname}.so" else entry;
-                  hyprctl = "${cfg.finalPackage}/bin/hyprctl";
                 in
-                map (p: "${hyprctl} plugin load ${mkEntry p}") cfg.plugins;
+                map (p: "hyprctl plugin load ${mkEntry p}") cfg.plugins;
             };
             inherit (cfg) importantPrefixes;
           };
diff --git a/tests/modules/services/window-managers/hyprland/multiple-devices-config.conf b/tests/modules/services/window-managers/hyprland/multiple-devices-config.conf
index f0b1780bd..664421b6d 100644
--- a/tests/modules/services/window-managers/hyprland/multiple-devices-config.conf
+++ b/tests/modules/services/window-managers/hyprland/multiple-devices-config.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 exec-once = @dbus@/bin/dbus-update-activation-environment --systemd DISPLAY HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP && systemctl --user stop hyprland-session.target && systemctl --user start hyprland-session.target
-exec-once=/nix/store/00000000000000000000000000000000-hyprland/bin/hyprctl plugin load /path/to/plugin1
-exec-once=/nix/store/00000000000000000000000000000000-hyprland/bin/hyprctl plugin load /nix/store/00000000000000000000000000000000-foo/lib/libfoo.so
+exec-once=hyprctl plugin load /path/to/plugin1
+exec-once=hyprctl plugin load /nix/store/00000000000000000000000000000000-foo/lib/libfoo.so
 $mod=SUPER
 bezier=smoothOut, 0.36, 0, 0.66, -0.56
 bezier=smoothIn, 0.25, 1, 0.5, 1
diff --git a/tests/modules/services/window-managers/hyprland/null-package-config.conf b/tests/modules/services/window-managers/hyprland/null-package-config.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39f00c778
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/services/window-managers/hyprland/null-package-config.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+exec-once = @dbus@/bin/dbus-update-activation-environment --systemd DISPLAY HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP && systemctl --user stop hyprland-session.target && systemctl --user start hyprland-session.target
+exec-once=hyprctl plugin load /path/to/plugin1
+exec-once=hyprctl plugin load /nix/store/00000000000000000000000000000000-foo/lib/libfoo.so
+cursor {
+  enable_hyprcursor=true
+  sync_gsettings_theme=true
+}
diff --git a/tests/modules/services/window-managers/hyprland/null-package-config.nix b/tests/modules/services/window-managers/hyprland/null-package-config.nix
index 2550b690d..f226ed8ac 100644
--- a/tests/modules/services/window-managers/hyprland/null-package-config.nix
+++ b/tests/modules/services/window-managers/hyprland/null-package-config.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
+{ config, ... }:
+
 {
   wayland.windowManager.hyprland = {
     enable = true;
     package = null;
+    plugins = [
+      "/path/to/plugin1"
+      (config.lib.test.mkStubPackage { name = "foo"; })
+    ];
     settings = {
       cursor = {
         enable_hyprcursor = true;
@@ -29,5 +35,8 @@
   nmt.script = ''
     config=home-files/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
     assertFileExists "$config"
+
+    normalizedConfig=$(normalizeStorePaths "$config")
+    assertFileContent "$normalizedConfig" ${./null-package-config.conf}
   '';
 }
diff --git a/tests/modules/services/window-managers/hyprland/simple-config.conf b/tests/modules/services/window-managers/hyprland/simple-config.conf
index a10e2b66d..261b0d93f 100644
--- a/tests/modules/services/window-managers/hyprland/simple-config.conf
+++ b/tests/modules/services/window-managers/hyprland/simple-config.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 exec-once = @dbus@/bin/dbus-update-activation-environment --systemd DISPLAY HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP && systemctl --user stop hyprland-session.target && systemctl --user start hyprland-session.target
-exec-once=/nix/store/00000000000000000000000000000000-hyprland/bin/hyprctl plugin load /path/to/plugin1
-exec-once=/nix/store/00000000000000000000000000000000-hyprland/bin/hyprctl plugin load /nix/store/00000000000000000000000000000000-foo/lib/libfoo.so
+exec-once=hyprctl plugin load /path/to/plugin1
+exec-once=hyprctl plugin load /nix/store/00000000000000000000000000000000-foo/lib/libfoo.so
 $mod=SUPER
 bezier=smoothOut, 0.36, 0, 0.66, -0.56
 bezier=smoothIn, 0.25, 1, 0.5, 1