diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8454e9f..e002354 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Fixed
+- tuigreet boot error: removed invalid `--numlock` flag from greetd config (not a valid tuigreet parameter). Replaced X11-only `numlockx on` in Hyprland with native `numlock_by_default = true` in the `input` section (2026-06-01).
 - hypridle SEGV crash loop (ADR N/A, hotfix): sdbus-cpp 2.3.0 had an ABI incompatibility causing hypridle to SIGSEGV in `libsdbus-c++.so.2` `registerSignalHandler`. Fixed by upgrading sdbus-cpp from 2.3.0-1 to 2.3.1-1 (Arch upstream, pulled ahead of Manjaro mirror sync). Also resolves latent ABI issues for hyprlock and xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland (2026-05-22).
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/ansible/roles/hyprland/templates/hyprland.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/hyprland/templates/hyprland.conf.j2
index 7f13bc5..8dafb99 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/hyprland/templates/hyprland.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/hyprland/templates/hyprland.conf.j2
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ input {
     kb_layout = de
     follow_mouse = 1
     sensitivity = 0
+    numlock_by_default = true
 }
 
 device {
@@ -61,9 +62,6 @@ dwindle {
     preserve_split = yes
 }
 
-# NumLock
-exec-once = numlockx on
-
 # Keybindings
 $mainMod = SUPER