diff --git a/.config/wal/postrun b/.config/wal/postrun
index 74d551b5..85d9e3fa 100755
--- a/.config/wal/postrun
+++ b/.config/wal/postrun
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ source "${HOME}/.cache/wal/colors.sh"
 
 mkdir -p  "${HOME}/.config/dunst"
 mkdir -p  "${HOME}/.config/zathura"
+mv -n     "${HOME}/.config/dunst/dunstrc"    "${HOME}/.config/dunst/dunstrc.bak"
+mv -n     "${HOME}/.config/zathura/zathurarc"    "${HOME}/.config/zathura/zathurarc.bak"
 ln -sf    "${HOME}/.cache/wal/dunstrc"    "${HOME}/.config/dunst/dunstrc"
 ln -sf    "${HOME}/.cache/wal/zathurarc"    "${HOME}/.config/zathura/zathurarc"