diff --git a/bin/omarchy-first-run b/bin/omarchy-first-run
index 4faa120..46f1b4b 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-first-run
+++ b/bin/omarchy-first-run
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 if [[ ! -f ~/.local/state/omarchy/after-first-run.mode ]]; then
-  uwsm app -- alacritty -e ~/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-first-run-flow
   mkdir -p ~/.local/state/omarchy
   touch ~/.local/state/omarchy/after-first-run.mode
+  uwsm app -- alacritty -e ~/.local/share/omarchy/bin/omarchy-first-run-flow
 fi