diff --git a/README b/README
index 135c066..a97a8b1 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ like this in your .xinitrc:
         xsetroot -name "`date` `uptime | sed 's/.*,//'`"
         sleep 1
     done &
-    exec dwm
+    dwm
+    kill $!
 
 
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