diff --git a/themes/hacker/.config/sway/wob.sh b/themes/hacker/.config/sway/wob.sh
index 5f455d0..4c2e91e 100755
--- a/themes/hacker/.config/sway/wob.sh
+++ b/themes/hacker/.config/sway/wob.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,44 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Wait for pipewire/pulseaudio to be ready
 until pactl info &>/dev/null; do
     sleep 0.5
 done
 
-WOB_SOCK="${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}/wob.sock"
+sleep 3
 
-pactl subscribe 2>/dev/null | grep --line-buffered "sink" | while read -r _; do
-    vol=$(pactl get-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ | grep -oP '\d+(?=%)' | head -1)
-    muted=$(pactl get-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ | grep -c yes)
-    if [ "$muted" -gt 0 ]; then
+WOB_SOCK="${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}/wob.sock"
+prev_vol=""
+prev_muted=""
+
+get_vol() {
+    pactl get-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ 2>/dev/null | grep -oP '\d+(?=%)' | head -1
+}
+
+get_muted() {
+    pactl get-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ 2>/dev/null | grep -q yes && echo 1 || echo 0
+}
+
+pactl subscribe 2>/dev/null | grep --line-buffered "^Event 'change' on sink #" | while read -r _; do
+    # First read
+    vol1=$(get_vol)
+    muted1=$(get_muted)
+
+    # Wait and read again — if still changing (app connecting) the values won't match
+    sleep 0.25
+    vol2=$(get_vol)
+    muted2=$(get_muted)
+
+    # Skip if unstable
+    [ "$vol1" != "$vol2" ] || [ "$muted1" != "$muted2" ] && continue
+
+    # Skip if nothing changed from last shown value
+    [ "$vol2" = "$prev_vol" ] && [ "$muted2" = "$prev_muted" ] && continue
+
+    prev_vol="$vol2"
+    prev_muted="$muted2"
+
+    if [ "$muted2" = "1" ]; then
         echo 0 > "$WOB_SOCK"
     else
-        echo "$vol" > "$WOB_SOCK"
+        echo "$vol2" > "$WOB_SOCK"
     fi
 done