diff --git a/.local/bin/statusbar/sb-mpdup b/.local/bin/statusbar/sb-mpdup
index af81a7d6..380c9feb 100755
--- a/.local/bin/statusbar/sb-mpdup
+++ b/.local/bin/statusbar/sb-mpdup
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # This loop will update the mpd statusbar module whenever a command changes the
 # music player's status. mpd must be running on X's start for this to work.
 
+pgrep -x 'mpd' || exit
+
 while : ; do
-	mpc idle >/dev/null && kill -45 "$(pidof "${STATUSBAR:-dwmblocks}")" || break
+        mpc idle >/dev/null && pkill -RTMIN+11 "${STATUSBAR:-dwmblocks}"
 done