diff --git a/.local/bin/mpd-module-update b/.local/bin/statusbar/mpdup
similarity index 70%
rename from .local/bin/mpd-module-update
rename to .local/bin/statusbar/mpdup
index ced910f..af81a7d 100755
--- a/.local/bin/mpd-module-update
+++ b/.local/bin/statusbar/mpdup
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 # music player's status. mpd must be running on X's start for this to work.
 
 while : ; do
-	mpc idle >/dev/null && pkill -RTMIN+11 "${STATUSBAR:-dwmblocks}" || break
+	mpc idle >/dev/null && kill -45 "$(pidof "${STATUSBAR:-dwmblocks}")" || break
 done
diff --git a/.local/bin/statusbar/music b/.local/bin/statusbar/music
index 8c60919..54eced5 100755
--- a/.local/bin/statusbar/music
+++ b/.local/bin/statusbar/music
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 filter() { mpc | sed "/^volume:/d;s/\\&/&/g;s/\\[paused\\].*/⏸/g;/\\[playing\\].*/d" | paste -sd ' ';}
 
+pidof -x mpdup >/dev/null 2>&1 || mpdup &
+
 case $BLOCK_BUTTON in
 	1) mpc status | filter ; setsid "$TERMINAL" -e ncmpcpp & ;;  # right click, pause/unpause
 	2) mpc toggle | filter ;;  # right click, pause/unpause