diff --git a/include/rootston/config.h b/include/rootston/config.h
index deff7578..ef101f2d 100644
--- a/include/rootston/config.h
+++ b/include/rootston/config.h
@@ -18,14 +18,10 @@ struct device_config {
 	struct wl_list link;
 };
 
-enum binding_config_action {
-	BINDING_CONFIG_ACTION_QUIT,
-};
-
 struct binding_config {
 	xkb_keysym_t *keysyms;
 	size_t keysyms_len;
-	enum binding_config_action action;
+	char *command;
 	struct wl_list link;
 };
 
diff --git a/rootston/config.c b/rootston/config.c
index 5c889975..1f524ab2 100644
--- a/rootston/config.c
+++ b/rootston/config.c
@@ -175,14 +175,7 @@ static int config_ini_handler(void *user, const char *section, const char *name,
 		struct binding_config *bc = calloc(1, sizeof(struct binding_config));
 		wl_list_insert(&config->bindings, &bc->link);
 
-		if (strcmp(value, "quit") == 0) {
-			bc->action = BINDING_CONFIG_ACTION_QUIT;
-		} else {
-			wlr_log(L_ERROR, "got unknown key binding action: %s", value);
-			wl_list_remove(&bc->link);
-			free(bc);
-			return 1;
-		}
+		bc->command = strdup(value);
 
 		bc->keysyms_len = 1;
 		char *symnames = strdup(name);
@@ -226,7 +219,7 @@ struct roots_config *parse_args(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	// TEMPORARY, probably
 	struct binding_config *bc = calloc(1, sizeof(struct binding_config));
 	wl_list_insert(&config->bindings, &bc->link);
-	bc->action = BINDING_CONFIG_ACTION_QUIT;
+	bc->command = strdup("exit");
 	bc->keysyms_len = 1;
 	bc->keysyms = calloc(1, sizeof(xkb_keysym_t));
 	bc->keysyms[0] = XKB_KEY_Escape;
diff --git a/rootston/keyboard.c b/rootston/keyboard.c
index 79295ab4..d3f0bc67 100644
--- a/rootston/keyboard.c
+++ b/rootston/keyboard.c
@@ -21,12 +21,10 @@ static ssize_t keyboard_pressed_keysym_index(struct roots_keyboard *keyboard,
 }
 
 static void keyboard_binding_execute(struct roots_keyboard *keyboard,
-		struct binding_config *bc) {
+		char *command) {
 	struct roots_server *server = keyboard->input->server;
-	switch (bc->action) {
-	case BINDING_CONFIG_ACTION_QUIT:
+	if (strcmp(command, "exit") == 0) {
 		wl_display_terminate(server->wl_display);
-		break;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -67,7 +65,7 @@ static void keyboard_keysym_press(struct roots_keyboard *keyboard,
 		}
 
 		if (ok) {
-			keyboard_binding_execute(keyboard, bc);
+			keyboard_binding_execute(keyboard, bc->command);
 		}
 	}
 }