diff --git a/krebs/3modules/fetchWallpaper.nix b/krebs/3modules/fetchWallpaper.nix
index f67188122..5a5065565 100644
--- a/krebs/3modules/fetchWallpaper.nix
+++ b/krebs/3modules/fetchWallpaper.nix
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ let
       '';
       default = {};
     };
-    maxTime = mkOption {
-      type = types.int;
-      default = 0;
-      description = "Time to wait before download is aborted";
-    };
   };
 
   fetchWallpaperScript = pkgs.writeDash "fetchWallpaper" ''
@@ -51,8 +46,8 @@ let
     mkdir -p ${cfg.stateDir}
     chmod o+rx ${cfg.stateDir}
     cd ${cfg.stateDir}
-    (curl --max-time ${toString cfg.maxTime} -s -o wallpaper.tmp -z wallpaper.tmp ${shell.escape cfg.url} && cp wallpaper.tmp wallpaper) || :
-    feh --no-fehbg --bg-scale ${shell.escape cfg.stateDir}/wallpaper
+    (curl -s -o wallpaper.tmp -z wallpaper.tmp ${shell.escape cfg.url} && cp wallpaper.tmp wallpaper) || :
+    feh --no-fehbg --bg-scale wallpaper
   '';
 
   imp = {