diff --git a/.config/kitty/kitty.conf b/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
index c9604465..f77de946 100644
--- a/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
+++ b/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ close_on_child_death no
 #: to yes means that any background processes still using the terminal
 #: can fail silently because their stdout/stderr/stdin no longer work.
 
-allow_remote_control no
+allow_remote_control socket-only
 
 #: Allow other programs to control kitty. If you turn this on other
 #: programs can control all aspects of kitty, including sending text
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ allow_remote_control no
 #: from controlling kitty. Reloading the config will not affect this
 #: setting.
 
-listen_on none
+listen_on unix:/tmp/kitty 
 
 #: Tell kitty to listen to the specified unix/tcp socket for remote
 #: control connections. Note that this will apply to all kitty