diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index a8c5771..b09ea78 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ export EDITOR="$VISUAL"
 # startup #
 # ------- #
 
-# restore color scheme
-(cat ~/.cache/wal/sequences &)
-
 # display system info on startup 
 pfetch
 
diff --git a/.config/kitty/kitty.conf b/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
index 12898db..3feabe7 100644
--- a/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
+++ b/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # vim:fileencoding=utf-8:foldmethod=marker
 
+include ~/.cache/wal/colors-kitty.conf
+
 #: Fonts {{{
 
 #: kitty has very powerful font management. You can configure