diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/feedbackd.nix b/hosts/common/programs/feedbackd.nix
index c521580ec..166f7d37c 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/feedbackd.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/feedbackd.nix
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ in
       description = "feedbackd audio/vibration/led controller";
       wantedBy = [ "default.target" ];  #< should technically be `sound.target`, but that doesn't seem to get auto-started?
       serviceConfig = {
-        ExecStart = lib.escapeShellArgs ([
+        ExecStart = lib.concatStringsSep " " ([
           "env"
           "G_MESSAGES_DEBUG=all"
         ] ++ lib.optionals cfg.config.proxied [