diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index c0f37cb..1f33e97 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@
 # minimal dotfile manager
 # tracks files / copies them into the repo, sorted by hostname
 #
+set -u
 
 # array of files [relative to home] to include
 DOTS=(
         '.vimrc'
         '.config/nvim/init.vim'
         '.config/nvim/coc-settings.json'
-        # '.config/sway'
+        '.config/autostart-i3ipc.yml'
+        '.config/sway'
 )
 
 # ensure the host running this script/updating dotfiles has a directory
@@ -18,13 +20,16 @@ DOTS=(
 [ -d "$HOSTNAME" ] || mkdir -v "$HOSTNAME"
 pushd "$HOSTNAME" || exit
 
+echo "Changed working dir to $PWD"
+
 # now that the host/working dir is managed, process the dotfiles
 # ensure their directory structure is retained, then recursively copy
 for DOT in "${DOTS[@]}"; do
         DOT_DIR="$(dirname "$DOT")"
         [ -d "$DOT_DIR" ] || mkdir -vp "$DOT_DIR"
-        # naively copy; rely on git to tell us about changes
-        cp -ravp "$HOME/$DOT" "$DOT"
+        # naively 'copy' with rsync; rely on git to tell us about changes. TODO: reconsider
+        echo "Copying '$HOME/$DOT' to '$DOT'"
+        rsync -aqv "$HOME/$DOT" "$DOT" || echo "Couldn't copy '$DOT', got rc: $?"
 done
 
 # return where we were