1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/swaybar/status_line.c b/swaybar/status_line.c
index ecd91032..a97f3525 100644
--- a/swaybar/status_line.c
+++ b/swaybar/status_line.c
@@ -157,7 +157,12 @@ struct status_line *status_line_init(char *cmd) {
         assert(!getenv("WAYLAND_SOCKET") && "display must be initialized before "
                 " starting `status-command`; WAYLAND_SOCKET should not be set");
         status->pid = fork();
-        if (status->pid == 0) {
+        if (status->pid < 0) {
+                sway_log_errno(SWAY_ERROR, "fork failed");
+                exit(1);
+        } else if (status->pid == 0) {
+                setpgid(0, 0);
+
                 dup2(pipe_read_fd[1], STDOUT_FILENO);
                 close(pipe_read_fd[0]);
                 close(pipe_read_fd[1]);
@@ -185,8 +190,8 @@ struct status_line *status_line_init(char *cmd) {
 
 void status_line_free(struct status_line *status) {
         status_line_close_fds(status);
-        kill(status->pid, status->cont_signal);
-        kill(status->pid, SIGTERM);
+        kill(-status->pid, status->cont_signal);
+        kill(-status->pid, SIGTERM);
         waitpid(status->pid, NULL, 0);
         if (status->protocol == PROTOCOL_I3BAR) {
                 struct i3bar_block *block, *tmp;