diff --git a/.config/xsecurelock/config b/.config/xsecurelock/config
index 88fcf6d..d55893f 100644
--- a/.config/xsecurelock/config
+++ b/.config/xsecurelock/config
@@ -1,36 +1,28 @@
 # specifies the time (in seconds) to wait for response to a prompt by auth_x11 before giving up and
 # reverting to the screen saver.
-XSECURELOCK_AUTH_TIMEOUT=10
+export XSECURELOCK_AUTH_TIMEOUT=10
 
 # specifies the time (in seconds) before telling X11 to fully blank the screen; a negative value
 # disables X11 blanking. The time is measured since the closing of the auth window or xsecurelock
 # startup. Setting this to 0 is rather nonsensical, as key-release events (e.g. from the keystroke
 # to launch xsecurelock or from pressing escape to close the auth dialog) always wake up the screen.
-XSECURELOCK_BLANK_TIMEOUT=10
-
-# create a second full-screen window to obscure window content in case a running compositor unmaps
-# its own window. Helps with some instances of bad compositor behavior (such as compositor crashes/
-# restarts, but also compton has been caught at drawing notification icons above the screen locker
-# when not using the GLX backend), should prevent compositors from unredirecting as it's 1 pixel
-# smaller than the screen from every side, and should otherwise be harmless, so it's enabled by
-# default.
-XSECURELOCK_COMPOSITE_OBSCURER=1
+export XSECURELOCK_BLANK_TIMEOUT=10
 
 # the date format to show. Defaults to the locale settings.
-XSECURELOCK_DATETIME_FORMAT=%F %T
+export XSECURELOCK_DATETIME_FORMAT="%F %T  "
 
 # time_ shows the current time since the epoch on each keystroke. This may be the most secure mode,
 # as it gives feedback to keystroke based exclusively on public information, and does not carry
 # over any state between keystrokes whatsoever - not even some form of randomness.
 # time_hex: same as time, but in microseconds and hexadecimal. "Because we can".
-XSECURELOCK_PASSWORD_PROMPT=time_hex
+export XSECURELOCK_PASSWORD_PROMPT=time_hex
 
 # whether to show local date and time on the login. Disabled by default.
-XSECURELOCK_SHOW_DATETIME=1
+export XSECURELOCK_SHOW_DATETIME=1
 
 # whether  to  show  the  hostname on the login screen of auth_x11. Possible values are 0 for not
 # showing the hostname, 1 for showing the short form, and 2 for showing the long form.
-XSECURELOCK_SHOW_HOSTNAME=0
+export XSECURELOCK_SHOW_HOSTNAME=0
 
 # whether to show the username on the login screen of auth_x11.
-XSECURELOCK_SHOW_USERNAME=0
+export XSECURELOCK_SHOW_USERNAME=0
diff --git a/.config/xsecurelock/transfer-sleep-lock.sh b/.config/xsecurelock/transfer-sleep-lock.sh
index 1a6141b..ab1e654 100755
--- a/.config/xsecurelock/transfer-sleep-lock.sh
+++ b/.config/xsecurelock/transfer-sleep-lock.sh
@@ -7,13 +7,11 @@
 
 ## CONFIGURATION ##############################################################
 
-# hack: remove space from IFS so that the config can have spaces in the keys
-# TODO: find a better way to do this (I'm desperate)
-IFS=$'\n\t'
+# Source configuration
+source "$(dirname "$0")/config"
 
 # Command to start the locker (should not fork)
-# Beware the tabs instead of spaces!
-locker="env	$(grep -v '^#\|^$' ~/.config/xsecurelock/config)	xsecurelock"
+locker=xsecurelock
 
 # Delay in seconds. Note that by default systemd-logind allows a maximum sleep
 # delay of 5 seconds.