diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index d748a68..bea6b6e 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ static void resizeclient(Client *c, int x, int y, int w, int h);
 static void resizemouse(const Arg *arg);
 static void restack(Monitor *m);
 static void run(void);
+static void runAutostart(void);
 static void scan(void);
 static int sendevent(Client *c, Atom proto);
 static void sendmon(Client *c, Monitor *m);
@@ -1519,6 +1520,11 @@ run(void)
 			handler[ev.type](&ev); /* call handler */
 }
 
+void
+runAutostart(void) {
+	system("export STATUSBAR=\"dwmblocks\" ; killall dwmblocks ; dwmblocks &");
+}
+
 void
 scan(void)
 {
@@ -2478,6 +2484,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		die("pledge");
 #endif /* __OpenBSD__ */
 	scan();
+	runAutostart();
 	run();
 	cleanup();
 	XCloseDisplay(dpy);