diff --git a/dotfiles/lib/bin/xsettingsd-setup b/dotfiles/lib/bin/xsettingsd-setup
index 86b591a8..a2e9bfb6 100755
--- a/dotfiles/lib/bin/xsettingsd-setup
+++ b/dotfiles/lib/bin/xsettingsd-setup
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ echo "Setting dpi to $dpi"
 cp  ~/.xsettingsd ~/.xsettingsd.local
 echo Xft/DPI $(( $dpi * 1024 )) >> ~/.xsettingsd.local
 
+# # Also use xrdb for very old stuff (you know, LibreOffice)
+echo Xft.dpi: "$dpi" | xrdb -merge
+
 # Signal xsettingsd
 pid=$(xprop -name xsettingsd _NET_WM_PID 2> /dev/null | awk '{print $NF}')
 if [ x"$pid" = x ]; then
-    xsettingsd -c ~/.xsettingsd.local &
+    xsettingsd -c ~/.xsettingsd.local
 else
     kill -HUP $pid
 fi
-
-# # Also use xrdb for very old stuff (you know, LibreOffice)
-echo Xft.dpi: "$dpi" | xrdb -merge