diff --git a/services/matrix.nix b/services/matrix.nix
index c41dd7a4..b822d58a 100644
--- a/services/matrix.nix
+++ b/services/matrix.nix
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ with lib;
   };
 
   services.nginx.virtualHosts."kittywit.ch" = {
+    # allegedly fixes https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix/issues/240
+    extraConfig = ''
+      http2_max_requests 100000;
+    '';
+
     locations = {
       "/_matrix" = { proxyPass = "http://[::1]:8008"; };
       "= /.well-known/matrix/server".extraConfig =
diff --git a/users/kat/gui/weechat.nix b/users/kat/gui/weechat.nix
index a8c17f40..746a27a9 100644
--- a/users/kat/gui/weechat.nix
+++ b/users/kat/gui/weechat.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
           device_name = "${superConfig.networking.hostName}/weechat";
           username = "kat";
           password = "\${sec.data.matrix}";
-          autoconnect = true;
         };
       };
     };