diff --git a/bin/omarchy-update b/bin/omarchy-update
index bab341fb..7b800005 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-update
+++ b/bin/omarchy-update
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ set -e
 trap 'echo ""; echo -e "\033[0;31mSomething went wrong during the update!\n\nPlease review the output above carefully, correct the error, and retry the update.\n\nIf you need assistance, get help from the community at https://omarchy.org/discord\033[0m"' ERR
 
 if [[ $1 == "-y" ]] || omarchy-update-confirm; then
-  omarchy-update-without-idle
   omarchy-snapshot create || [ $? -eq 127 ]
   omarchy-update-git
   omarchy-update-perform
diff --git a/bin/omarchy-update-perform b/bin/omarchy-update-perform
index f2b7ddc0..2b6810d9 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-update-perform
+++ b/bin/omarchy-update-perform
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 set -e
 
+# Ensure screensaver/sleep doesn't set in during updates
+hyprctl dispatch tagwindow +noidle &> /dev/null
+
+# Perform all update steps
 omarchy-update-time
 omarchy-update-keyring
 omarchy-update-available-reset
@@ -9,3 +13,6 @@ omarchy-update-system-pkgs
 omarchy-migrate
 omarchy-hook post-update
 omarchy-update-restart
+
+# Re-enable screensaver/sleep after updates
+hyprctl dispatch tagwindow -- -noidle &> /dev/null
diff --git a/bin/omarchy-update-without-idle b/bin/omarchy-update-without-idle
index d1892373..20d1ef10 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-update-without-idle
+++ b/bin/omarchy-update-without-idle
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Ensure screensaver/sleep doesn't set in during updates
-hyprctl dispatch tagwindow +noidle &> /dev/null
+# No-op now that omarchy-update-perform is responsible for idle management.
+# But this file can't be removed since it was referenced in old omarchy-update files,
+# which would fail if this file is missing.