diff --git a/xinitrc b/xinitrc
index bc72e76..a41a8ca 100644
--- a/xinitrc
+++ b/xinitrc
@@ -66,14 +66,17 @@ if [ -f "$HOME/.fehbg" ] ; then
   "$HOME/.fehbg" &
 fi
 
+# fix giant cursors caused by adwaitu theme being installed as dependency of something.
+# not working on patricia for some reason so workaround is to
+# comment out `Inherits=Adwaita` in `/usr/share/icons/default/index.theme`
+export XCURSOR_PATH=""
+
 _host=$(hostname)
 case "$_host" in
   Patricia)
     barriers --no-tray --debug ERROR --name Patricia -c ~/.config/barrier/barrier.conf --address 192.168.0.201:24800 &
     ;;
   Pamela)
-    # fix giant cursors caused by adwaitu theme being installed as dependency of something.
-    export XCURSOR_PATH=""
     # TODO - why did i have these? do i still need them?
     xrandr --dpi 96
     xrandr --setprovideroutputsource modesetting NVIDIA-0