diff --git a/core/internal/config/hyprland_session_target.go b/core/internal/config/hyprland_session_target.go
index c844d3be8..e5aa545e4 100644
--- a/core/internal/config/hyprland_session_target.go
+++ b/core/internal/config/hyprland_session_target.go
@@ -3,21 +3,32 @@ package config
 import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"slices"
 )
 
+// Mirrors Hyprland's shipped target. Before=graphical-session.target would cycle with the add-wants implicit After=dms.service.
 const hyprlandSessionTargetUnit = `[Unit]
 Description=Hyprland Session Target
 BindsTo=graphical-session.target
+Wants=graphical-session-pre.target
+After=graphical-session-pre.target
+PropagatesStopTo=graphical-session.target
+`
+
+var staleHyprlandSessionTargetUnits = []string{
+	`[Unit]
+Description=Hyprland Session Target
+Requires=graphical-session.target
+After=graphical-session.target
+`,
+	`[Unit]
+Description=Hyprland Session Target
+BindsTo=graphical-session.target
 Before=graphical-session.target
 Wants=graphical-session-pre.target
 After=graphical-session-pre.target
-`
-
-const legacyHyprlandSessionTargetUnit = `[Unit]
-Description=Hyprland Session Target
-Requires=graphical-session.target
-After=graphical-session.target
-`
+`,
+}
 
 // Only a missing or dankinstall-written unit is replaced; hand-written units are left alone.
 func EnsureHyprlandSessionTarget() (string, error) {
@@ -30,10 +41,7 @@ func EnsureHyprlandSessionTarget() (string, error) {
 	existing, err := os.ReadFile(targetPath)
 	if err == nil {
 		content := string(existing)
-		if content == hyprlandSessionTargetUnit {
-			return targetPath, nil
-		}
-		if content != legacyHyprlandSessionTargetUnit {
+		if content == hyprlandSessionTargetUnit || !slices.Contains(staleHyprlandSessionTargetUnits, content) {
 			return targetPath, nil
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/core/internal/config/hyprland_session_target_test.go b/core/internal/config/hyprland_session_target_test.go
index 53e00f291..e42ddadd9 100644
--- a/core/internal/config/hyprland_session_target_test.go
+++ b/core/internal/config/hyprland_session_target_test.go
@@ -31,23 +31,25 @@ func TestEnsureHyprlandSessionTargetWritesMissing(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestEnsureHyprlandSessionTargetUpgradesLegacy(t *testing.T) {
-	home := t.TempDir()
-	t.Setenv("HOME", home)
-	path := targetPathFor(t, home)
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0o755); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(legacyHyprlandSessionTargetUnit), 0o644); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
+func TestEnsureHyprlandSessionTargetUpgradesStale(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, stale := range staleHyprlandSessionTargetUnits {
+		home := t.TempDir()
+		t.Setenv("HOME", home)
+		path := targetPathFor(t, home)
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0o755); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(stale), 0o644); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
 
-	if _, err := EnsureHyprlandSessionTarget(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	data, _ := os.ReadFile(path)
-	if string(data) != hyprlandSessionTargetUnit {
-		t.Fatalf("legacy unit not upgraded:\n%s", data)
+		if _, err := EnsureHyprlandSessionTarget(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		data, _ := os.ReadFile(path)
+		if string(data) != hyprlandSessionTargetUnit {
+			t.Fatalf("stale unit not upgraded:\n%s", data)
+		}
 	}
 }