# Screen blank settings not working

**URL:** https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/screen-blank-settings-not-working/5998
**Category:** Budgie Desktop
**Created:** [May 24, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/screen-blank-settings-not-working/5998 "2022-05-24T13:17:38Z")
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### Author: ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2022, 1:22pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/screen-blank-settings-not-working/5998/2 "2022-05-24T13:22:32Z")

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Are you using GDM as your login manager? This will cause your observations.

GNOME Shell and Budgie conflict in this lock screen area since GNOME Shell steals the same message that Budgie requires for its lock screen.

Long thread here - the TL;DR; don’t install both GNOME Shell and Budgie.

> [@Lock screen not working in 21.10](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/lock-screen-not-working-in-21-10/5466/9):
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> right - so its the same issue. To reiterate - you have in the past installed gnome-shell - and its interfering with Budgie. In 21.10 GNOME Shell breaks budgie lock screen - upstream (Solus) do not recommend you have both Budgie and GNOME Shell installed. You certainly shouldnt have GDM3 installed - you may have installed this in the past but switched back to lightdm/slickgreeter without uninstalling GDM3 So the workaround is in the thread I linked to - alternatively you can uninstall gnome-s…

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