diff --git a/bin/polybar b/bin/polybar
index 7f44520..647a692 100755
--- a/bin/polybar
+++ b/bin/polybar
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PRIMARY=${PRIMARY:-${MONITORS%% *}}
 
 case $(echo $MONITORS | wc -w) in
     1)
-        MONITOR=$PRIMARY exec polybar --reload alone
+        MONITOR=$PRIMARY polybar --reload alone &
         ;;
     *)
         MONITOR=$PRIMARY polybar --reload primary &
@@ -19,4 +19,3 @@ case $(echo $MONITORS | wc -w) in
         done
         ;;
 esac
-wait
diff --git a/dotfiles/systemd/polybar.service b/dotfiles/systemd/polybar.service
index f6a7d57..51f6c79 100644
--- a/dotfiles/systemd/polybar.service
+++ b/dotfiles/systemd/polybar.service
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Description=Status bar for i3
 PartOf=graphical-session.target
 
 [Service]
+Type=forking
 ExecStart=%h/.config/i3/bin/polybar
 ExecStop=%h/.local/bin/polybar-msg cmd quit
 Restart=on-failure