diff --git a/dots/bin/startup.sh b/dots/bin/startup.sh
index e2c6c04..6acd0fb 100755
--- a/dots/bin/startup.sh
+++ b/dots/bin/startup.sh
@@ -104,9 +104,10 @@ elif [[ "${XWM}" == "i3" ]]; then
     #nextcloud &			# nextcloud file sync
     #pcloud &			# pcloud service | unable to start pcloud from startup.sh, so moved exec to i3wm cfg instead (strange, as it used to work starting it here)
 	#protonvpn-app &		# vpn
-    /usr/bin/pcloud &
-    /usr/bin/nextcloud &
-    /usr/bin/megasync &
+    #/usr/bin/pcloud &
+    #/usr/bin/nextcloud &
+    #/usr/bin/megasync &
+    i3-msg "exec --no-startup-id pcloud"
 
     if [[ "${HOSTNAME}" == "tuxwarrior" ]] ; then
         #synology-drive &