diff --git a/awesome/init.fnl b/awesome/init.fnl
index ce7eb9c..147d14f 100644
--- a/awesome/init.fnl
+++ b/awesome/init.fnl
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-;; Standard awesome library
+;; -*- comment-end: ""; -*-
+;; Standard awesome library|#
 (local gears (require "gears"))
 (local awful (require "awful"))
 (require "awful.autofocus")
@@ -66,12 +67,16 @@
 (local ctrl "Control")
 (local alt "Mod1")
 
-;; Set hostname so that we can utilize specific features on different machines|#
-(var laptop false)
-(awful.spawn.easy_async "hostname" (fn [ stdout stderr reason exit_code ]
-                                       (if (= "chris-linuxlaptop\n" stdout)
-                                           (set laptop true)
-                                           (set laptop true))))
+;; 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)
+(local laptop (= hostname "chris-linuxlaptop\n"))
+;; (local laptop false)
+;; (fn set-laptop [str]
+;;     (set laptop str))
+;; (fn get-hostname [?callback]
+;;     (awful.spawn.easy_async "hostname" (fn [ stdout ] stdout)))
 (naughty.notify {:text (tostring laptop)})
 ;; (if laptop (naughty.notify {:text "laptop detected"}) (naughty.notify {:text "laptop not detected"}))