diff --git a/home/.config/i3/conf.d/base.conf b/home/.config/i3/conf.d/base.conf
index 518bf60..422620e 100644
--- a/home/.config/i3/conf.d/base.conf
+++ b/home/.config/i3/conf.d/base.conf
@@ -47,10 +47,11 @@ mode "$mode_system" {
 ################################################################################################
 
 exec --no-startup-id volumeicon
-bindsym $mod+Ctrl+m exec terminal -e 'alsamixer'
-#exec --no-startup-id pulseaudio
-#exec --no-startup-id pa-applet
-#bindsym $mod+Ctrl+m exec pavucontrol
+#bindsym $mod+Ctrl+m exec terminal -e 'alsamixer'
+# On my desktop, pulse seems to be loaded by default with a nice of -11 (the lowest of all my processes)
+#exec --no-startup-id pulseaudioi
+exec --no-startup-id pa-applet
+bindsym $mod+Ctrl+m exec pavucontrol
 
 ################################################################################################
 
diff --git a/home/.config/i3/config b/home/.config/i3/config
index 40e44bb..4e18c2b 100644
--- a/home/.config/i3/config
+++ b/home/.config/i3/config
@@ -49,10 +49,11 @@ mode "$mode_system" {
 ################################################################################################
 
 exec --no-startup-id volumeicon
-bindsym $mod+Ctrl+m exec terminal -e 'alsamixer'
-#exec --no-startup-id pulseaudio
-#exec --no-startup-id pa-applet
-#bindsym $mod+Ctrl+m exec pavucontrol
+#bindsym $mod+Ctrl+m exec terminal -e 'alsamixer'
+# On my desktop, pulse seems to be loaded by default with a nice of -11 (the lowest of all my processes)
+#exec --no-startup-id pulseaudioi
+exec --no-startup-id pa-applet
+bindsym $mod+Ctrl+m exec pavucontrol
 
 ################################################################################################