diff --git a/hosts/desktop/monitors.nix b/hosts/desktop/monitors.nix
index 739df91..384f647 100644
--- a/hosts/desktop/monitors.nix
+++ b/hosts/desktop/monitors.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ _: {
         width = 2560;
         height = 1440;
       };
-      refreshRate = 144;
+      refreshRate = 170;
+      refreshRateNiri = 170.001;
       position = {
         x = 1920;
         y = 0;
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@ _: {
         width = 2560;
         height = 1440;
       };
-      refreshRate = 144;
+      refreshRate = 165;
+      refreshRateNiri = 165.000;
       position = {
         x = 4480;
         y = 0;
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ _: {
         height = 1080;
       };
       refreshRate = 60;
+      refreshRateNiri = 60.000;
       position = {
         x = 0;
         y = 0;
diff --git a/legacy_modules/desktop/niri.nix b/legacy_modules/desktop/niri.nix
index 42447d3..be1858c 100644
--- a/legacy_modules/desktop/niri.nix
+++ b/legacy_modules/desktop/niri.nix
@@ -296,15 +296,13 @@ in {
     };
 
     outputs = lib.mkIf (config.monitors != []) (
-      lib.listToAttrs (map (monitor: let
-          refreshRateFloat = lib.mkIf (monitor.refreshRate != null) (builtins.fromJSON "${builtins.toString monitor.refreshRate}.0");
-        in {
+      lib.listToAttrs (map (monitor:  {
           inherit (monitor) name;
           value = {
             inherit (monitor) position;
             mode = {
               inherit (monitor.resolution) width height;
-              refresh = refreshRateFloat;
+              refresh = monitor.refreshRateNiri or null;
             };
             focus-at-startup = monitor.name == primaryMonitorName;
             transform.rotation =
diff --git a/legacy_modules/hardware/monitors.nix b/legacy_modules/hardware/monitors.nix
index 7c1c8ca..5a35637 100644
--- a/legacy_modules/hardware/monitors.nix
+++ b/legacy_modules/hardware/monitors.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@
           example = 60;
         };
 
+        refreshRateNiri = lib.mkOption {
+          type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.float;
+          default = null;
+          example = 60.0;
+        };
+
         position.x = lib.mkOption {
           type = lib.types.int;
           default = 0;