diff --git a/home/modules/firefox.nix b/home/modules/firefox.nix
index e0b1425..ec2c867 100644
--- a/home/modules/firefox.nix
+++ b/home/modules/firefox.nix
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
   ...
 }:
 with lib; let
-  cfg = config.local.apps.browsers;
+  cfg = config.local.apps.firefox;
 in {
-  options.local.apps.browsers = {
+  options.local.apps.firefox = {
     enable = mkEnableOption "firefox settings";
 
     workspace = mkOption {
@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@ in {
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     programs.firefox.enable = true;
 
+    xdg = {
+      mimeApps = {
+        enable = true;
+        defaultApplications = {
+          "text/uri-list" = with pkgs; ["firefox"];
+          "x-scheme-handler/http" = with pkgs; ["firefox"];
+          "x-scheme-handler/https" = with pkgs; ["firefox"];
+        };
+      };
+    };
+
     xsession.windowManager.i3.config.startup = optional (cfg.workspace != null) {
       command = "${lib.getExe pkgs.i3-gaps} 'workspace ${cfg.workspace}; exec ${lib.getExe pkgs.firefox}'";
     };
diff --git a/home/modules/gui/default.nix b/home/modules/gui/default.nix
index bca09e9..3869944 100644
--- a/home/modules/gui/default.nix
+++ b/home/modules/gui/default.nix
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ in {
           enable = true;
           defaultApplications = {
             "application/pdf" = with pkgs; ["qpdfview"];
-            "text/uri-list" = with pkgs; ["firefox"];
             "x-scheme-handler/file" = with pkgs; ["kitty"];
           };
         };
diff --git a/home/platforms/fabian@posixlycorrect/default.nix b/home/platforms/fabian@posixlycorrect/default.nix
index 13167d9..3834d9d 100644
--- a/home/platforms/fabian@posixlycorrect/default.nix
+++ b/home/platforms/fabian@posixlycorrect/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
       defaultDesktopPack.enable = true;
       firefox = {
         enable = true;
-        workspace = 1;
+        workspace = "1"; #make this an int later
       };
     };