diff --git a/rc/xlock.lua b/rc/xlock.lua
index 27bb03c..ce5005a 100644
--- a/rc/xlock.lua
+++ b/rc/xlock.lua
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ xrun("xautolock",
 
 config.keys.global = awful.util.table.join(
    config.keys.global,
-   awful.key({}, "XF86ScreenSaver", function() awful.util.spawn("xautolock -locknow", false) end))
+   awful.key({}, "XF86ScreenSaver",
+             function()
+                awful.util.spawn_with_shell("xautolock -enable ; xautolock -locknow", false)
+             end))
 
 -- Configure DPMS
 os.execute("xset dpms 360 720 1200")