diff --git a/src/misc/helpers.h b/src/misc/helpers.h
index 1d201ca..50a1070 100644
--- a/src/misc/helpers.h
+++ b/src/misc/helpers.h
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static bool sync_exec(char *command, struct signal_args *args) {
 }
 
 static bool fork_exec(char *command, struct signal_args *args) {
-    int pid = fork();
+    int pid = vfork();
     if (pid == -1) return false;
     if (pid !=  0) return true;