diff --git a/dots/bin/startup.sh b/dots/bin/startup.sh
index 554e32d..e686a29 100755
--- a/dots/bin/startup.sh
+++ b/dots/bin/startup.sh
@@ -114,10 +114,11 @@ elif [[ "${XWM}" == "i3" ]]; then
     #/usr/bin/megasync &
 
     #/usr/bin/pcloud &
-    #i3-msg "exec --no-startup-id pcloud"
+
+    i3-msg "exec --no-startup-id pcloud" &
 
     #/usr/bin/pcloud
-    pcloud &
+    #pcloud &
 
 
     #pcloud &
diff --git a/dots/i3wm/config b/dots/i3wm/config
index f3c260b..ff0c3c9 100644
--- a/dots/i3wm/config
+++ b/dots/i3wm/config
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ for_window [class="SpeedCrunch"] floating enable border normal
 # ---
 exec_always --no-startup-id setxkbmap -model pc105 -layout us,no -option grp:caps_toggle,grp_led:scroll; # keyboard layout switch
 exec --no-startup-id pasystray
-exec sleep 10; startup.sh
+exec --no-startup-id sleep 5; startup.sh
 #exec --no-startup-id pcloud # unable to execute this from startup.sh, by some weird reason (it used to work)
 
 # ---