diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index 44b7c5e..ecb9812 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ const runnerPlugins: Array<Runner.Plugin> = [
 
 const defaultWindows: Array<string> = [];
 
+Gtk.init();
 Adw.init();
+GLib.unsetenv("LD_PRELOAD");
 
 @register({ GTypeName: "Shell" })
 export class Shell extends Gtk.Application {
@@ -51,8 +53,10 @@ export class Shell extends Gtk.Application {
 
     #loop!: GLib.MainLoop;
     #scope!: ReturnType<typeof getScope>;
+    #connections = new Map<GObject.Object, Array<number> | number>();
     #stylesheet: Uint8Array|undefined;
     #styleProvider: Gtk.CssProvider;
+    #gresource: Gio.Resource|null = null;
 
     get scope() { return this.#scope; }
 
@@ -64,6 +68,12 @@ export class Shell extends Gtk.Application {
         });
 
         this.#styleProvider = Gtk.CssProvider.new();
+        try {
+            this.#gresource = Gio.Resource.load(GRESOURCES_FILE);
+        } catch(_e) {
+            const e = _e as Error;
+            console.error(`Error: couldn't load gresource! Stderr: ${e.message}\n${e.stack}`);
+        }
     }
 
     public static getDefault(): Shell {
@@ -121,18 +131,22 @@ export class Shell extends Gtk.Application {
                 printerr("Error: colorshell not running. Try to clean-run before using arguments");
                 return 1;
             }
-
-            this.main();
+            
+            this.activate();
         }
         
         return 0;
     }
 
+    vfunc_activate(): void {
+        super.vfunc_activate();
+        this.main();
+    }
+
     private main(): void {
         this.#loop = GLib.MainLoop.new(null, false);
-        const connections = new Map<GObject.Object, Array<number> | number>();
 
-        connections.set(this, this.connect("shutdown", () => this.#scope.dispose()));
+        this.#connections.set(this, this.connect("shutdown", () => this.#scope.dispose()));
         createRoot(() => {
             console.log(`Colorshell: initializing`);
             this.#scope = getScope();
@@ -148,12 +162,12 @@ export class Shell extends Gtk.Application {
             console.log("Adding runner plugins");
             runnerPlugins.forEach(plugin => Runner.addPlugin(plugin));
 
-            connections.set(Wireplumber.getDefault(), 
+            this.#connections.set(Wireplumber.getDefault(), 
                 Wireplumber.getDefault().getDefaultSink().connect("notify::volume", () => 
                     triggerOSD())
             );
 
-            connections.set(Notifications.getDefault(), [
+            this.#connections.set(Notifications.getDefault(), [
                 Notifications.getDefault().connect("notification-added", (_, _notif: AstalNotifd.Notification) => {
                     Windows.getDefault().open("floating-notifications");
                 }),
@@ -167,7 +181,7 @@ export class Shell extends Gtk.Application {
 
         this.#scope.onCleanup(() => {
             console.log("Colorshell: disposing connections and quitting because of ::shutdown");
-            connections.forEach((ids, obj) => Array.isArray(ids) ?
+            this.#connections.forEach((ids, obj) => Array.isArray(ids) ?
                 ids.forEach(id => obj.disconnect(id))
             : obj.disconnect(ids));
         });
diff --git a/src/env.d.ts b/src/env.d.ts
index 467c0a4..55d4f96 100644
--- a/src/env.d.ts
+++ b/src/env.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 declare const SRC: string
+declare const DEVEL: boolean;
+declare const GRESOURCES_FILE: string;
 
 declare module "inline:*" {
     const content: string
diff --git a/src/windows.ts b/src/windows.ts
index 20eb185..f9f247c 100644
--- a/src/windows.ts
+++ b/src/windows.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { FloatingNotifications } from "./window/FloatingNotifications";
 import { CenterWindow } from "./window/CenterWindow";
 import { LogoutMenu } from "./window/LogoutMenu";
 import { AppsWindow } from "./window/AppsWindow";
-import { Scope } from "/usr/share/ags/js/gnim/src/jsx/scope";
+import { createRoot, getScope, onCleanup, Scope } from "/usr/share/ags/js/gnim/src/jsx/scope";
 import { Shell } from "./app";
 import GObject, { getter, register, signal } from "ags/gobject";
 
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export type WindowData = {
 class Windows extends GObject.Object {
     private static instance: (Windows | null);
 
+    #scope!: ReturnType<typeof getScope>;
     #windows: Record<string, WindowData> = {
         "bar": { create: this.createWindowForMonitors(Bar) },
         "osd": { create: this.createWindowForFocusedMonitor(OSD), },
@@ -60,32 +61,24 @@ class Windows extends GObject.Object {
     constructor() {
         super();
 
-        // Listen to monitor events
-        const hyprConnections = [
-            AstalHyprland.get_default().connect("monitor-added", () => 
-                this.reopen()),
-            AstalHyprland.get_default().connect("monitor-removed", () => 
-                AstalHyprland.get_default().get_monitors().length > 0 &&
-                    this.reopen())
-        ];
+        createRoot((dispose) => {
+            this.#scope = getScope();
+            Shell.getDefault().scope.onMount(dispose);
 
-        Shell.getDefault().scope.run(() => {
-            // open windows with the "open" status on startup
-            Object.keys(this.#windows).filter((key) => 
-                this.#windows[key].status === "open"
-            ).forEach(name => {
-                this.open(name, true);
-                console.log(`Windows: opening window \`${name}\` on startup`);
+            // Listen to monitor events
+            const hyprConnections = [
+                AstalHyprland.get_default().connect("monitor-added", () => 
+                    this.reopen()),
+                AstalHyprland.get_default().connect("monitor-removed", () => 
+                    AstalHyprland.get_default().get_monitors().length > 0 &&
+                        this.reopen())
+            ];
+
+            onCleanup(() => {
+                hyprConnections.forEach(id => AstalHyprland.get_default().disconnect(id));
+                this.openWindows.forEach(name => this.disconnectWindow(name));
             });
-        });
 
-        Shell.getDefault().scope.onCleanup(() => {
-            hyprConnections.forEach(id => 
-                GObject.signal_handler_is_connected(AstalHyprland.get_default(), id) && 
-                    AstalHyprland.get_default().disconnect(id)
-            );
-
-            this.openWindows.forEach(name => this.disconnectWindow(name));
         });
     }
 
@@ -199,12 +192,14 @@ class Windows extends GObject.Object {
 
         // create a scope for every window generator function and dispose on ::close-request
         return () => monitors.map(mon => {
-            const scope = new Scope(null);
-            return scope.run(() => {
+            return createRoot(() => {
+                const scope = getScope();
                 const instance = create(mon.id, scope) as Astal.Window;
                 const connection: number = instance.connect("close-request", () => 
                     scope.dispose());
 
+                this.#scope.onMount(scope.dispose);
+
                 scope.onCleanup(() => instance.disconnect(connection));
 
                 return instance;
@@ -227,12 +222,12 @@ class Windows extends GObject.Object {
             });
 
         return () => {
-            const scope = new Scope(null);
-            return scope.run(() => {
+            return createRoot((dispose) => {
+                const scope = getScope();
                 const instance = create(focusedMonitor, scope) as Astal.Window;
-                const connection: number = instance.connect("close-request", () =>
-                    scope.dispose());
+                const connection = instance.connect("close-request", () => dispose());
 
+                this.#scope.onMount(dispose)
                 scope.onCleanup(() => instance.disconnect(connection));
 
                 return instance;