diff --git a/.local/bin/cron/newsup b/.local/bin/cron/newsup
index bfdd2f5..bf8898e 100755
--- a/.local/bin/cron/newsup
+++ b/.local/bin/cron/newsup
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ping -q -c 1 1.1.1.1 > /dev/null || exit
 
 /usr/bin/notify-send "📰 Updating RSS feeds..."
 
-pgrep -x newsboat >/dev/null && /usr/bin/xdotool key --window "$(/usr/bin/xdotool search --name newsboat)" R && exit
+ps ax | grep -q newsboat$ && /usr/bin/xdotool key --window "$(/usr/bin/xdotool search --name newsboat)" R && exit
 
 echo 🔃 > /tmp/newsupdate
 pkill -RTMIN+6 "${STATUSBAR:-dwmblocks}"
diff --git a/.local/bin/displayselect b/.local/bin/displayselect
index c0e3479..b2e0075 100755
--- a/.local/bin/displayselect
+++ b/.local/bin/displayselect
@@ -69,4 +69,4 @@ esac
 
 setbg		# Fix background if screen size/arangement has changed.
 remaps		# Re-remap keys if keyboard added (for laptop bases)
-pgrep -x dunst >/dev/null && killall dunst && setsid dunst & # Restart dunst to ensure proper location on screen
+{ killall dunst ; setsid dunst & } >/dev/null 2>&1 # Restart dunst to ensure proper location on screen
diff --git a/.local/bin/launch_polybar b/.local/bin/launch_polybar
index 291d183..0af1579 100755
--- a/.local/bin/launch_polybar
+++ b/.local/bin/launch_polybar
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 killall -q polybar
 
 # Wait until the processes have been shut down
-while pgrep -x polybar >/dev/null; do sleep 1; done
+while ps ax | grep -q "\spolybar$"; do sleep 1; done
 
 for i in $(polybar -m | awk -F: '{print $1}'); do MONITOR=$i polybar default & done
 
diff --git a/.local/bin/td-toggle b/.local/bin/td-toggle
index 46bb183..fb8620f 100755
--- a/.local/bin/td-toggle
+++ b/.local/bin/td-toggle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # If transmission-daemon is running, will ask to kill, else will ask to start.
-if pgrep -x transmission-da >/dev/null ;
+if ps ax | grep -q "\stransmission-daemon$" ;
 then
 	[ "$(printf "No\\nYes" | dmenu -i -p "Kill transmission-daemon?")" = "Yes" ] && killall transmission-da && notify-send "transmission-daemon killed."
 else
diff --git a/.local/bin/torwrap b/.local/bin/torwrap
index 2e42c87..82a268a 100755
--- a/.local/bin/torwrap
+++ b/.local/bin/torwrap
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 ifinstalled tremc transmission-cli || exit
 
-! pgrep -x transmission-da >/dev/null && transmission-daemon && notify-send "Starting torrent daemon..." && sleep 3 && pkill -RTMIN+7 "${STATUSBAR:-dwmblocks}"
+! ps ax | grep -q "\stransmission-daemon$" && transmission-daemon && notify-send "Starting torrent daemon..." && sleep 3 && pkill -RTMIN+7 "${STATUSBAR:-dwmblocks}" &
 
 $TERMINAL -e tremc
diff --git a/.local/bin/transadd b/.local/bin/transadd
index 97ffafc..a2e080d 100755
--- a/.local/bin/transadd
+++ b/.local/bin/transadd
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 # Mimeapp script for adding torrent to transmission-daemon, but will also start the daemon first if not running.
 
-# transmission-daemon sometimes fails to take remote requests in its first moments.
+# transmission-daemon sometimes fails to take remote requests in its first moments, hence the sleep.
 
-pgrep -x transmission-da || (transmission-daemon && notify-send "Starting transmission daemon..." && sleep 3 && pkill -RTMIN+7 "${STATUSBAR:-dwmblocks}")
+ps ax | grep -q "\stransmission-daemon$" || (transmission-daemon && notify-send "Starting transmission daemon..." && sleep 3 && pkill -RTMIN+7 "${STATUSBAR:-dwmblocks}") &
 
 transmission-remote -a "$@" && notify-send "🔽 Torrent added."