diff --git a/awesome/init.fnl b/awesome/init.fnl
index 35cef36..8e3e03d 100644
--- a/awesome/init.fnl
+++ b/awesome/init.fnl
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@
 (local alt "Mod1")
 
 ;; Set hostname so that we can utilize specific features on different machines
-(var laptop false)
+(global laptop false)
 (awful.spawn.easy_async "hostname" (fn [ stdout stderr reason exit_code ]
                                        (if (= "chris-linuxlaptop\n" stdout)
-                                           (set laptop true))))
+                                           (tset _G laptop true))))
 (if laptop (naughty.notify {:text "laptop detected"}) (naughty.notify {:text "laptop not detected"}))
 
 ;; Table of layouts to cover with awful.layout.inc, order matters.