diff --git a/scripts/vinput/src/ClipboardConnection.zig b/scripts/vinput/src/ClipboardConnection.zig
index e45fbd0..282d71e 100644
--- a/scripts/vinput/src/ClipboardConnection.zig
+++ b/scripts/vinput/src/ClipboardConnection.zig
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ pub fn init() !ClipboardConnection {
         screen.*.black_pixel,
         screen.*.white_pixel,
     );
+    _ = c.XStoreName(dpy, win, "vinput");
 
     return .{
         .dpy = dpy,
@@ -121,29 +122,8 @@ pub fn provide(self: ClipboardConnection, data: []const u8) !void {
 
                     _ = c.XSendEvent(self.dpy, ev.requestor, 0, 0, @ptrCast(*c.XEvent, &ev));
                     if (sent_data) {
-                        var real: c.Atom = undefined;
-                        var format: c_int = 0;
-                        var n: c_ulong = 0;
-                        var extra: c_ulong = 0;
-                        var name_cstr: [*c]u8 = undefined;
-                        _ = c.XGetWindowProperty(
-                            self.dpy,
-                            xsr.requestor,
-                            c.XA_WM_NAME,
-                            0,
-                            ~@as(c_int, 0),
-                            0,
-                            c.AnyPropertyType,
-                            &real,
-                            &format,
-                            &n,
-                            &extra,
-                            &name_cstr,
-                        );
-                        if (name_cstr != null) {
-                            defer _ = c.XFree(name_cstr);
-
-                            const name = std.mem.span(name_cstr);
+                        if (ffi.xGetWindowName(self.dpy, xsr.requestor)) |name| {
+                            defer _ = c.XFree(name.ptr);
 
                             log.info("sent clipboard to {s}", .{name});
                         } else {
@@ -163,6 +143,7 @@ pub fn provide(self: ClipboardConnection, data: []const u8) !void {
 
 /// Get the current text in the clipboard. Must be freed using XFree.
 pub fn getText(self: ClipboardConnection) !?[]u8 {
+    log.info("reading clipboard", .{});
     const utf8 = c.XInternAtom(self.dpy, "UTF8_STRING", 0);
     if (try self.getContentForType(utf8)) |data| return data;
 
diff --git a/scripts/vinput/src/ffi.zig b/scripts/vinput/src/ffi.zig
index 1970591..bd7c9ce 100644
--- a/scripts/vinput/src/ffi.zig
+++ b/scripts/vinput/src/ffi.zig
@@ -20,3 +20,31 @@ pub fn checkXError(dpy: *c.Display, code: c_int) !void {
     log.err("X: {s}", .{buf});
     return error.XError;
 }
+
+/// Result must be freed using XFree
+pub fn xGetWindowName(dpy: *c.Display, win: c.Window) ?[]u8 {
+    var real: c.Atom = undefined;
+    var format: c_int = 0;
+    var n: c_ulong = 0;
+    var extra: c_ulong = 0;
+    var name_cstr: [*c]u8 = undefined;
+    _ = c.XGetWindowProperty(
+        dpy,
+        win,
+        c.XA_WM_NAME,
+        0,
+        ~@as(c_int, 0),
+        0,
+        c.AnyPropertyType,
+        &real,
+        &format,
+        &n,
+        &extra,
+        &name_cstr,
+    );
+
+    if (name_cstr == null)
+        return null;
+
+    return name_cstr[0..@intCast(usize, n)];
+}
diff --git a/scripts/vinput/src/main.zig b/scripts/vinput/src/main.zig
index b52ac5a..ea13462 100644
--- a/scripts/vinput/src/main.zig
+++ b/scripts/vinput/src/main.zig
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const c = @import("ffi.zig").c;
 const ClipboardConnection = @import("ClipboardConnection.zig");
 
-pub const log_level = .debug;
+pub const std_options = struct {
+    pub const log_level = .debug;
+};
 
 pub fn main() !void {
     var gpa = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}){};
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ pub fn main() !void {
 
         if (cp_data) |data| {
             try file.writeAll(data);
+        } else {
+            std.log.info("clipboard empty", .{});
         }
     }