diff --git a/bin/omarchy-refresh-waybar b/bin/omarchy-refresh-waybar
index af2c1d2..7a54140 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-refresh-waybar
+++ b/bin/omarchy-refresh-waybar
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ if gum confirm "Refresh Waybar config? This will replace your current settings w
   cp -f ~/.local/share/omarchy/config/waybar/style.css ~/.config/waybar/ 2>/dev/null
 
   # Restart waybar
-  pkill -SIGUSR2 waybar
+  pkill waybar
+  setsid waybar >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 fi
diff --git a/bin/omarchy-theme-set b/bin/omarchy-theme-set
index 46a5c35..2998fb0 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-theme-set
+++ b/bin/omarchy-theme-set
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ ln -nsf "$THEME_PATH" "$CURRENT_THEME_DIR"
 touch "$HOME/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml"
 
 # Restart components to apply new theme
-pkill -SIGUSR2 waybar
+pkill waybar
+setsid waybar >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 makoctl reload
 hyprctl reload
 
diff --git a/migrations/1751225707.sh b/migrations/1751225707.sh
index 0a62f9d..c1e8acf 100644
--- a/migrations/1751225707.sh
+++ b/migrations/1751225707.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 echo "Fixing persistent workspaces in waybar config"
 sed -i 's/"persistent_workspaces":/"persistent-workspaces":/' ~/.config/waybar/config
-pkill -SIGUSR2 waybar
+pkill waybar
+setsid waybar >/dev/null 2>&1 &