diff --git a/home/ironbar.nix b/home/ironbar.nix
index b2c58163..2c865bcc 100644
--- a/home/ironbar.nix
+++ b/home/ironbar.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+{ config, lib, pkgs, vars, ... }:
 
 let
   inherit (lib) singleton;
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ in
 
       sleep 0.2
 
-      notify-send -t 2000 "Mullvad" "$(mullvad status | choose 2)"
+      notify-send -t ${vars.notifications.duration} "Mullvad" "$(mullvad status | choose 2)"
     '';
   };
 
diff --git a/modules/system.nix b/modules/system.nix
index dfc2ef24..8f0f22a7 100644
--- a/modules/system.nix
+++ b/modules/system.nix
@@ -165,6 +165,14 @@ in
 
         homeDirectory = "/home/${username}";
       };
+
+      extraSpecialArgs = {
+        vars = {
+          notifications = {
+            duration = "2000";
+          };
+        };
+      };
     };
 
     virtualisation.vmVariant = {