diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/sane-input-handler/default.nix b/hosts/common/programs/sane-input-handler/default.nix
index 4c1bddae..feb1059a 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/sane-input-handler/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/sane-input-handler/default.nix
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ in
       pname = "sane-input-handler";
       srcRoot = ./.;
       pkgs = {
-        inherit (pkgs) coreutils killall playerctl procps sane-open-desktop util-linux wireplumber wvkbd;
+        inherit (pkgs) coreutils killall playerctl procps sane-open-desktop util-linux wireplumber;
         sway = config.sane.programs.sway.package.sway-unwrapped;
       };
     };
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/sane-input-handler/sane-input-handler b/hosts/common/programs/sane-input-handler/sane-input-handler
index e427e900..ffb18824 100755
--- a/hosts/common/programs/sane-input-handler/sane-input-handler
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/sane-input-handler/sane-input-handler
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
-#!nix-shell -i bash -p coreutils -p killall -p playerctl -p procps -p sane-open-desktop -p sway -p util-linux -p wireplumber -p wvkbd
+#!nix-shell -i bash -p coreutils -p killall -p playerctl -p procps -p sane-open-desktop -p sway -p util-linux -p wireplumber
 
 # input map considerations
 # - using compound actions causes delays.
@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@ allOff() {
 toggleKeyboard() {
   local kbpid=$(pidof "$KEYBOARD")
   if [ -z "$kbpid" ] || ! ( env kill -s RTMIN+0 "$kbpid" ); then
-    echo "sane-input-handler: failed to toggle keyboard; launching manually: $KEYBOARD"
-    # manually launch the keyboard, as a fallback
-    "$KEYBOARD" &
+    echo "sane-input-handler: failed to toggle keyboard: $KEYBOARD"
   fi
 }
 
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/wvkbd.nix b/hosts/common/programs/wvkbd.nix
index 304bb4e8..beabe50d 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/wvkbd.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/wvkbd.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ in
     sandbox.method = "bwrap";
     sandbox.whitelistWayland = true;
 
+    env.KEYBOARD = "wvkbd-mobintl";
+
     services.wvkbd = {
       description = "wvkbd: wayland virtual keyboard";
       after = [ "graphical-session.target" ];