diff --git a/nix/home-manager/profiles/qtile-desktop.nix b/nix/home-manager/profiles/qtile-desktop.nix
index 0326e91..f89caae 100644
--- a/nix/home-manager/profiles/qtile-desktop.nix
+++ b/nix/home-manager/profiles/qtile-desktop.nix
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ key_alt = "mod1"
 key_control = "control"
 
 keys = [
-    # https://github.com/qtile/qtile/blob/master/libqtile/xkeysyms.py
+    # https://github.com/qtile/qtile/blob/master/libqtile/backend/x11/xkeysyms.py
     Key([key_super], "Return", lazy.spawn("${terminalCommand}")),
     Key([key_super], "r", lazy.spawncmd()),
     Key([key_super], "w", lazy.window.kill()),
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ keys = [
 
     # Multimedia Keys
     Key([], "XF86AudioPlay", lazy.spawn("${pkgs.playerctl}/bin/playerctl play-pause")),
-    Key([], "XF86AudioPrev", lazy.spawn("${pkgs.dbus}/bin/dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.Previous")),
-    Key([], "XF86AudioNext", lazy.spawn("${pkgs.dbus}/bin/dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.Next")),
-    ## Microsoft Comfort Curve specific
-    Key([key_super, "shift"], "XF86TouchpadToggle", lazy.spawn("${pkgs.dbus}/bin/dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.Previous")),
-    Key([key_alt, key_super], "XF86TouchpadToggle", lazy.spawn("${pkgs.dbus}/bin/dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.Next")),
+    Key([], "XF86AudioPrev", lazy.spawn("${pkgs.playerctl}/bin/playerctl previous")),
+    Key([], "XF86AudioNext", lazy.spawn("${pkgs.playerctl}/bin/playerctl next")),
+    # TODO: the next two don't work yet
+    Key([], "XF86AudioRewind", lazy.spawn("${pkgs.playerctl}/bin/playerctl offset 10-")),
+    Key([], "XF86BackForward", lazy.spawn("${pkgs.playerctl}/bin/playerctl offset 10+")),
     Key([], "XF86AudioMute", lazy.spawn("${audio} mute")),
     Key([], "XF86AudioLowerVolume", lazy.spawn("${audio} lower")),
     Key([], "XF86AudioRaiseVolume", lazy.spawn("${audio} raise")),
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 05ca8c6..f2c94a4 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
     glxinfo
 
     ntfy
+
+    playerctl
   ]);
 
   # Set Environment Variables