diff --git a/home/irl.nix b/home/irl.nix
index 1f40356..d784587 100644
--- a/home/irl.nix
+++ b/home/irl.nix
@@ -16,15 +16,20 @@ in
     home.homeDirectory =
       if lib.strings.hasSuffix "darwin" pkgs.system then "/Users/irl" else "/home/irl";
     home.stateVersion = "25.05";
-    home.packages = with pkgs; [
-      age
-      fish
-      neofetch
-      nil
-      rust-analyzer
-      starship
-      tree
-    ];
+    home.packages =
+      with pkgs;
+      [
+        age
+        fish
+        neofetch
+        nil
+        rust-analyzer
+        starship
+        tree
+      ]
+      ++ lib.optionals cfg.gui-packages [
+        element-desktop
+      ];
     home.shellAliases = {
       hms =
         "home-manager switch --flake ~/.config/nix-configs#irl"