diff --git a/.scripts/dec-default-volume b/.scripts/dec-default-volume
index 2fe400f..417c017 100755
--- a/.scripts/dec-default-volume
+++ b/.scripts/dec-default-volume
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-default_loc=/tmp/pactl-default-source
+default_loc=/tmp/pactl-default-sink
 
 if [ ! -f "$default_loc" ] ; then
     /home/solomon/.scripts/set-default-card
diff --git a/.scripts/inc-default-volume b/.scripts/inc-default-volume
index 96548f7..3f03891 100755
--- a/.scripts/inc-default-volume
+++ b/.scripts/inc-default-volume
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-default_loc=/tmp/pactl-default-source
+default_loc=/tmp/pactl-default-sink
 
 if [ ! -f "$default_loc" ] ; then
     /home/solomon/.scripts/set-default-card
diff --git a/.scripts/set-sound-card b/.scripts/set-sound-card
index 1c36ed8..1dd2a1a 100755
--- a/.scripts/set-sound-card
+++ b/.scripts/set-sound-card
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-choice=$(pactl list short sinks | awk '{print $2}' | dmenu -i -p "which source should be default?")
+choice=$(pactl list short sinks | awk '{print $2}' | dmenu -i -p "which sink should be default?")
 
-rm /tmp/pactl-default-source --force # to ignore if it isn't there
-echo "$choice" >> /tmp/pactl-default-source
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+rm /tmp/pactl-default-sink --force # to ignore if it isn't there
+echo "$choice" >> /tmp/pactl-default-sink
+pactl set-default-sink $choice # make sure that the chosen sink is the 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.scripts/toggle-default-mute b/.scripts/toggle-default-mute
index 08c1477..758310a 100755
--- a/.scripts/toggle-default-mute
+++ b/.scripts/toggle-default-mute
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-default_loc=/tmp/pactl-default-source
+default_loc=/tmp/pactl-default-sink
 
 if [ ! -f "$default_loc" ] ; then
     /home/solomon/.scripts/set-default-card