diff --git a/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf b/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
index bbb598b..f9ffa90 100644
--- a/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
+++ b/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Hyprland Config
 
+source=~/.config/hypr/conf.d/vars.conf.example # Import examples file first so that the variables have default values
 source=~/.config/hypr/conf.d/vars.conf
 
 monitor=,preferred,auto,1