diff --git a/hosts/common/secrets.nix b/hosts/common/secrets.nix
index dfe7e58a1..ab5bb95b2 100644
--- a/hosts/common/secrets.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/secrets.nix
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ in
     {
       "jackett_apikey".owner = config.users.users.colin.name;
       "mx-sanebot-env".owner = config.users.users.colin.name;
-      "snippets".owner = config.users.users.colin.name;
       "transmission_passwd".owner = config.users.users.colin.name;
     }
   ];
diff --git a/hosts/modules/gui/sway/default.nix b/hosts/modules/gui/sway/default.nix
index e2920f3cd..b029cef00 100644
--- a/hosts/modules/gui/sway/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/modules/gui/sway/default.nix
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ in
           "sway-contrib.grimshot"
           "wdisplays"  # like xrandr
         ];
+
+        secrets.".config/sane-sway/snippets.txt" = ../../../../secrets/common/snippets.txt.bin;
       };
     }
 
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ in
         wrapperFeatures.gtk = true;
       };
       sane.user.fs.".config/sway/config".symlink.text =
-        import ./sway-config.nix { inherit config pkgs; };
+        import ./sway-config.nix { inherit pkgs; };
 
       sane.user.fs.".config/waybar/config".symlink.target =
         let
diff --git a/hosts/modules/gui/sway/sway-config.nix b/hosts/modules/gui/sway/sway-config.nix
index 2849a8062..b00a85fa5 100644
--- a/hosts/modules/gui/sway/sway-config.nix
+++ b/hosts/modules/gui/sway/sway-config.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ pkgs, config }:
+{ pkgs }:
 let
   fuzzel = "${pkgs.fuzzel}/bin/fuzzel";
   sed = "${pkgs.gnused}/bin/sed";
@@ -16,11 +16,10 @@ let
   # "bookmarking"/snippets inspired by Luke Smith:
   # - <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_11QaTlf1I>
   snip-file = ../snippets.txt;
-  # TODO: querying sops here breaks encapsulation
-  list-snips = "cat ${snip-file} ${config.sops.secrets.snippets.path}";
+  list-snips = "cat ${snip-file} ~/.config/sane-sway/snippets.txt";
   strip-comments = "${sed} 's/ #.*$//'";
   snip-cmd = "${wtype} $(${list-snips} | ${fuzzel} -d -i -w 60 | ${strip-comments})";
-  # TODO: next splatmoji release should allow `-s none` to disable skin tones
+  # TODO: splatmoji release > 1.2.0 should allow `-s none` to disable skin tones
   emoji-cmd = "${pkgs.splatmoji}/bin/splatmoji -s medium-light type";
 
   # mod = "Mod1";  # Alt
diff --git a/secrets/common/README.md b/secrets/common/README.md
index b3169626e..374957eb0 100644
--- a/secrets/common/README.md
+++ b/secrets/common/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 - router_passwd: CenturyLink password from old home
     - no longer used
-- snippets.bin: sensitive snippets that go into e.g. sway menu
+- snippets.txt.bin: sensitive snippets that go into e.g. sway menu
diff --git a/secrets/common/snippets.bin b/secrets/common/snippets.txt.bin
similarity index 100%
rename from secrets/common/snippets.bin
rename to secrets/common/snippets.txt.bin