diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 158b8d0..551aa31 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static const char *layoutmenu_cmd = "xmenulayout";
 // static const char *layoutdmenu = "$HOME/.local/libexec/dwm/dmenulayout"; // TODO: Patch layoutmenu to accept shell commands
 
 static const char *const autostart[] = {
-    "sh", "-c", "$HOME/.local/libexec/dwm/autorun", NULL,
+    "sh", "-c", "exec $HOME/.local/libexec/dwm/autorun", NULL,
     NULL
 };