diff --git a/scripts/color-mode b/scripts/color-mode
index 1b93380..413a23a 100755
--- a/scripts/color-mode
+++ b/scripts/color-mode
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ sed -r "$expand" "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/dunst/dunstrc.in"     > "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/dun
 theme="${1%dark}"
 sed -i "s/theme=.*/theme=${theme:-dawn}/" "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nheko.conf"
 
+pkill nheko && nheko &
+pkill xclock && xclock &
+
 xsetroot -fg "$(xrdb -get root.foreground)" \
          -bg "$(xrdb -get root.background)" \
          -bitmap ~/img/tiles/arrows.xbm     \