diff --git a/home/programs/ncmpcpp.nix b/home/programs/ncmpcpp.nix
index 503dd6d..16241f7 100644
--- a/home/programs/ncmpcpp.nix
+++ b/home/programs/ncmpcpp.nix
@@ -332,12 +332,12 @@
       window_border_color = "green";
       active_window_border = "red";
 
-      # visualizer_fifo_path = "/tmp/mpd.fifo";
-      # visualizer_output_name = "my_fifo";
-      # visualizer_sync_interval = "30";
-      # visualizer_in_stereo = "no";
-      # visualizer_type = "spectrum"; # spectrum, ellipse, wave_filled, wave
-      # visualizer_look = "+█"; # wave | spectrum, ellipse, wave_filled
+      visualizer_fifo_path = "/tmp/mpd.fifo";
+      visualizer_output_name = "Visualizer feed";
+      visualizer_sync_interval = "30";
+      visualizer_in_stereo = "no";
+      visualizer_type = "spectrum"; # spectrum, ellipse, wave_filled, wave
+      visualizer_look = "+█"; # wave | spectrum, ellipse, wave_filled
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/home/services/mpd.nix b/home/services/mpd.nix
index 89c4e8e..85ebb59 100644
--- a/home/services/mpd.nix
+++ b/home/services/mpd.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,22 @@
     enable = true;
     musicDirectory = config.xdg.userDirs.music;
     playlistDirectory = "${musicDirectory}/playlists/MPD";
+    network.startWhenNeeded = true;
+
+    # TODO: make the path specific to the user unit
+    extraConfig = ''
+      audio_output {
+        type "fifo"
+        name "Visualizer feed"
+        path "/tmp/mpd.fifo"
+        format "44100:16:2"
+      }
+
+      audio_output {
+        type "pulse"
+        name "PulseAudio"
+      }
+    '';
   };
 }