diff --git a/roles/desktop/programs/vscode.nix b/roles/desktop/programs/vscode.nix
index 38f1b31..2b468cc 100644
--- a/roles/desktop/programs/vscode.nix
+++ b/roles/desktop/programs/vscode.nix
@@ -8,15 +8,20 @@ let inputs = flakeSelf.inputs; in
 		extensions = with inputs.vscode-extensions.extensions.x86_64-linux.open-vsx; [
 			jnoortheen.nix-ide
 			pkgs.catppuccin-vsc
+			catppuccin.catppuccin-vsc-icons
 		];
 		userSettings = {
+			# VSCode doesn't like nested settings
+			# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74134436/is-it-possible-to-express-settings-in-vs-codes-settings-json-where-each-dot-sep
+			# TODO: write a function that unnests settings
 			"workbench.colorTheme" = "Catppuccin Mocha";
-			"editor" = {
-				"fontFamily" = "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font";
-				"semanticHighlighting.enabled" = true;
-			};
-			terminal.integrated.minimumContrastRatio = 1;
-			window.titleBarStyle = "custom";
+			"workbench.iconTheme": "catppuccin-mocha"
+			"editor.fontFamily" = "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font";
+			"editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled" = true;
+			"nix.enableLanguageServer = true;"
+			"nix.serverPath = "${pkgs.nil}/bin/nil";"
+			"terminal.integrated.minimumContrastRatio" = 1;
+			"window.titleBarStyle" = "custom";
 		};
 	};
 }