diff --git a/.xinitrc b/.xinitrc
index 09dbd4ee..fe60ea6c 100644
--- a/.xinitrc
+++ b/.xinitrc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # Your default LARBS WM is determined in your `~/.profile` on login.  Here we
 # run the proper command to run when the graphical environment starts.
 
-exec dwm
+while :; do dwm; done
 
 # To use i3, comment out the line above with dwm and uncomment these two:
 # export STATUSBAR="i3blocks"