1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/sway/config/bar.c b/sway/config/bar.c
index 2913f059..5a97c3cc 100644
--- a/sway/config/bar.c
+++ b/sway/config/bar.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 static void terminate_swaybar(pid_t pid) {
         wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "Terminating swaybar %d", pid);
-        int ret = kill(pid, SIGTERM);
+        int ret = kill(-pid, SIGTERM);
         if (ret != 0) {
                 wlr_log_errno(L_ERROR, "Unable to terminate swaybar %d", pid);
         } else {
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ void invoke_swaybar(struct bar_config *bar) {
 
         bar->pid = fork();
         if (bar->pid == 0) {
+                setpgid(0, 0);
                 close(filedes[0]);
 
                 // run custom swaybar
@@ -172,9 +173,9 @@ void invoke_swaybar(struct bar_config *bar) {
                 char *command = malloc(len + 1);
                 if (!command) {
                         const char msg[] = "Unable to allocate swaybar command string";
-                        size_t len = sizeof(msg);
-                        if (write(filedes[1], &len, sizeof(int))) {};
-                        if (write(filedes[1], msg, len)) {};
+                        size_t msg_len = sizeof(msg);
+                        if (write(filedes[1], &msg_len, sizeof(int))) {};
+                        if (write(filedes[1], msg, msg_len)) {};
                         close(filedes[1]);
                         exit(1);
                 }