diff --git a/scripts/screenshot/screenshot_area.sh b/scripts/screenshot/screenshot_area.sh
index bc3a285..648d113 100755
--- a/scripts/screenshot/screenshot_area.sh
+++ b/scripts/screenshot/screenshot_area.sh
@@ -22,9 +22,17 @@ fi
 
 # Open the editor if swappy is available (blocks until it is closed).
 # swappy never overwrites the opened file on Ctrl+s (it saves a new
-# timestamped copy to save_dir), so -o writes the final surface back here.
+# timestamped copy to save_dir), so pass it a temporary config pointing
+# save_dir/save_filename_format at our exact file: Ctrl+s then saves and
+# exits (early_exit). -o writes the final surface when quitting with Esc/q.
+# Note: closing with Ctrl+w or the X button quits without saving (swappy).
 if command -v swappy >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    swappy -f "$dir/$file" -o "$dir/$file"
+    cfg=$(mktemp -d)
+    mkdir -p "$cfg/swappy"
+    printf '[Default]\nsave_dir=%s\nsave_filename_format=%s\nearly_exit=true\n' \
+        "$dir" "$file" > "$cfg/swappy/config"
+    XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$cfg" swappy -f "$dir/$file" -o "$dir/$file"
+    rm -rf "$cfg"
     wl-copy -t image/png < "$dir/$file"
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/screenshot/screenshot_monitor.sh b/scripts/screenshot/screenshot_monitor.sh
index 990bffc..3733912 100755
--- a/scripts/screenshot/screenshot_monitor.sh
+++ b/scripts/screenshot/screenshot_monitor.sh
@@ -23,9 +23,17 @@ fi
 
 # Open the editor if swappy is available (blocks until it is closed).
 # swappy never overwrites the opened file on Ctrl+s (it saves a new
-# timestamped copy to save_dir), so -o writes the final surface back here.
+# timestamped copy to save_dir), so pass it a temporary config pointing
+# save_dir/save_filename_format at our exact file: Ctrl+s then saves and
+# exits (early_exit). -o writes the final surface when quitting with Esc/q.
+# Note: closing with Ctrl+w or the X button quits without saving (swappy).
 if command -v swappy >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    swappy -f "$dir/$file" -o "$dir/$file"
+    cfg=$(mktemp -d)
+    mkdir -p "$cfg/swappy"
+    printf '[Default]\nsave_dir=%s\nsave_filename_format=%s\nearly_exit=true\n' \
+        "$dir" "$file" > "$cfg/swappy/config"
+    XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$cfg" swappy -f "$dir/$file" -o "$dir/$file"
+    rm -rf "$cfg"
     wl-copy -t image/png < "$dir/$file"
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/screenshot/screenshot_window.sh b/scripts/screenshot/screenshot_window.sh
index 10e5828..6cf25a3 100755
--- a/scripts/screenshot/screenshot_window.sh
+++ b/scripts/screenshot/screenshot_window.sh
@@ -42,9 +42,17 @@ fi
 
 # Open the editor if swappy is available (blocks until it is closed).
 # swappy never overwrites the opened file on Ctrl+s (it saves a new
-# timestamped copy to save_dir), so -o writes the final surface back here.
+# timestamped copy to save_dir), so pass it a temporary config pointing
+# save_dir/save_filename_format at our exact file: Ctrl+s then saves and
+# exits (early_exit). -o writes the final surface when quitting with Esc/q.
+# Note: closing with Ctrl+w or the X button quits without saving (swappy).
 if command -v swappy >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    swappy -f "$dir/$file" -o "$dir/$file"
+    cfg=$(mktemp -d)
+    mkdir -p "$cfg/swappy"
+    printf '[Default]\nsave_dir=%s\nsave_filename_format=%s\nearly_exit=true\n' \
+        "$dir" "$file" > "$cfg/swappy/config"
+    XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$cfg" swappy -f "$dir/$file" -o "$dir/$file"
+    rm -rf "$cfg"
     wl-copy -t image/png < "$dir/$file"
 fi