diff --git a/awesome/init.fnl b/awesome/init.fnl
index 147d14f..782aaa4 100644
--- a/awesome/init.fnl
+++ b/awesome/init.fnl
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 (local ruled (require "ruled"))
 
 ;; my splits
-(local rules (require "rules"))
+(local clientrules (require "rules"))
 (local keybindings (require "keybindings"))
 ;; (local notifications (require "notifications"))
 
 ;; Error handling
-;; Check if awesome encountered an error during startup and fell back to
+;; Check if awesome encountered an error during startup and fall back to
 ;; another config (This code will only ever execute for the fallback config)
 (when awesome.startup_errors
   (naughty.notify {:preset naughty.config.presets.critical
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 (local ctrl "Control")
 (local alt "Mod1")
 
-;; Set hostname so that we can utilize specific features on different machines|#|#
+;; Set hostname so that we can utilize specific features on different machines
 (local hostname-handle (io.popen "hostname"))
 (local hostname (hostname-handle:read "a"))
 (hostname-handle:close)
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@
 (root.keys keybindings.globalkeys)
 
 ;; Rules
-(set awful.rules.rules rules)
+(ruled.client.append_rules clientrules)
 
 ;; Signals
 ;; Signal function to execute when a new client appears.
diff --git a/awesome/notifications.fnl b/awesome/notifications.fnl
index 415fc4d..6d679a8 100644
--- a/awesome/notifications.fnl
+++ b/awesome/notifications.fnl
@@ -6,21 +6,17 @@
 (local dpi xresources.apply_dpi)
 (local ruled (require "ruled"))
 
-(local rules)
-(ruled.notification.connect_signal "request::rules" (ruled.notification.append_rules
- [
-  ;; All notifications match this rule
-  {
-   :rule {  }
-   :propertites {
-                 :border-width beautiful.border_width
-                 :border_color beautiful.border_normal
-                 :opacity 0.7
-                 :shape gears.shape.rounded_rect
-                 }
-   }
-  ]))
-
-
+(local rules [
+              ;; All notifications match this rule
+              {
+               :rule {  }
+               :propertites {
+                             :border-width beautiful.border_width
+                             :border_color beautiful.border_normal
+                             :opacity 0.7
+                             :shape gears.shape.rounded_rect
+                             }
+               }
+              ])
 
 rules