diff --git a/settings/desktop.nix b/settings/desktop.nix
index 3fa542c..0007c01 100644
--- a/settings/desktop.nix
+++ b/settings/desktop.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@
       # flash between splash and Hyprland).
       greeterManagesPlymouth = true;
       settings.default_session = {
-        command = "${config.programs.hyprland.package}/bin/start-hyprland";
+        # start-hyprland prints an ASCII logo to the VT, which repaints the
+        # console over the retained splash frame — silence it (Hyprland still
+        # logs to $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/hypr/*/hyprland.log).
+        command = toString (pkgs.writeShellScript "hyprland-session" ''
+          exec ${config.programs.hyprland.package}/bin/start-hyprland >/dev/null 2>&1
+        '');
         user = "fred";
       };
     };