diff --git a/dmenu_run b/dmenu_run
index cc05de4..e6d1355 100755
--- a/dmenu_run
+++ b/dmenu_run
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 export _JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING=1
-exec $(dmenu_path | dmenu "$@")
+dmenu_path | dmenu "$@" | ${SHELL:-"/bin/sh"} &
 
 # Uncomment for the NAVHISTORY patch (and remove the exec above)
 #dmenu_path | dmenu -H "${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache/}/dmenu_run.hist" "$@" | ${SHELL:-"/bin/sh"} &
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