1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/swaybar/bar.c b/swaybar/bar.c
index abde1cc9..5ed0d266 100644
--- a/swaybar/bar.c
+++ b/swaybar/bar.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ static void spawn_status_cmd_proc(struct bar *bar) {
                         close(pipefd[0]);
                         dup2(pipefd[1], STDOUT_FILENO);
                         close(pipefd[1]);
+                        setpgid(bar->status_command_pid, 0);
                         char *const cmd[] = {
                                 "sh",
                                 "-c",
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ static void free_outputs(list_t *outputs) {
 static void terminate_status_command(pid_t pid) {
         if (pid) {
                 // terminate status_command process
-                int ret = kill(pid, SIGTERM);
+                int ret = killpg(pid, SIGTERM);
                 if (ret != 0) {
                         sway_log(L_ERROR, "Unable to terminate status_command [pid: %d]", pid);
                 } else {