diff --git a/dots/i3wm/config b/dots/i3wm/config
index bb2750b..7a67ecb 100644
--- a/dots/i3wm/config
+++ b/dots/i3wm/config
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ font pango:monospace 8
 # text rendering and scalability on retina/hidpi displays (thanks to pango).
 #font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 8
 
+# <FK> run startup script
+exec --no-startup-id startup.sh
+
 # Start XDG autostart .desktop files using dex. See also
 # https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/XDG_Autostart
 exec --no-startup-id dex --autostart --environment i3