diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/bspwm.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/bspwm.nix
index 6783ac3479e..23cd4f6529a 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/bspwm.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/bspwm.nix
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ in
       start = ''
         export _JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING=1
         SXHKD_SHELL=/bin/sh ${cfg.sxhkd.package}/bin/sxhkd ${optionalString (cfg.sxhkd.configFile != null) "-c \"${cfg.sxhkd.configFile}\""} &
-        ${cfg.package}/bin/bspwm ${optionalString (cfg.configFile != null) "-c \"${cfg.configFile}\""}
+        ${cfg.package}/bin/bspwm ${optionalString (cfg.configFile != null) "-c \"${cfg.configFile}\""} &
         waitPID=$!
       '';
     };