diff --git a/home/.config/hypr/hyprlock.conf b/home/.config/hypr/hyprlock.conf
index d77abd4..6b117f0 100644
--- a/home/.config/hypr/hyprlock.conf
+++ b/home/.config/hypr/hyprlock.conf
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ background {
   blur_size = 6
   contrast = 0.7
   brightness = 0.7
+  noise = 0.01
+  contrast = 0.9
+  brightness = 0.6
 }
 
 # #######################
@@ -23,14 +26,20 @@ background {
 # Use a swaylock-like circle, lighting up random segments as you type
 input-field {
   size = 300, 250
+  rounding = -1
   outline_thickness = 30
   outer_color = rgba(129, 162, 190, 85)
   inner_color = rgb(29, 31, 33)
   font_color = rgb(100, 100, 100)
 
+  check_color = rgb(204, -136, 34)  # override outer_color while checking the pw (could take a while sometimes - pam lockouts)
+  fail_color = rgb(204, 34, 34)  # override outer_color and fail message color if auth failed
+  fail_transition = 500 # transition time in ms between normal outer_color and fail_color
+  fail_text = <span size='14pt' foreground='##999'><i>Logged <span foreground='##FFA500'>$ATTEMPTS</span> failure(s): <span foreground='##ff2222'>$FAIL</span></i></span>
+
   hide_input = true
   fade_on_empty = false
-  placeholder_text = # Leave the text empty
+  placeholder_text = ‍# There is a zero-width joiner character here (U+200D) since fail_text doesn't work with this empty
 
   position = 0, 0
   halign = center
@@ -80,11 +89,9 @@ label {
 # Splash text
 label {
   text = Session Locked
-  #color = rgba(129, 162, 190, 1.0)
   color = rgba(255, 255, 255, 1.0)
   font_size = 40
   font_family = GohuFont uni11 Nerd Font
-  #font_family = ProFont IIX Nerd Font
 
   shadow_passes = 1
   shadow_size = 5
@@ -125,7 +132,7 @@ label {
 
 # User account
 label {
-  text = cmd[update:10000000] echo "  $USER"
+  text =   $USER
   color = rgba(129, 162, 190, 1.0)
   font_size = 11
   font_family = Noto Sans
@@ -142,7 +149,6 @@ label {
 # Recovery email (lost device)
 label {
   text = recovery@itsdrike.com
-  #color = rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0)
   color = rgba(129, 162, 190, 1.0)
   font_size = 11
   font_family = Noto Sans