diff --git a/.local/scripts/pipewire.sh b/.local/scripts/pipewire.sh
index 4ab80b4..e92d4e6 100755
--- a/.local/scripts/pipewire.sh
+++ b/.local/scripts/pipewire.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 #programs to run to initialize pipewire, separated by spaces
 PROGS="pipewire pipewire-pulse wireplumber"
 
-#program to check to see if script is already running, should be one of the above programs
-CHK_PROG="wireplumber"
-
 trap 'kill' 2
 trap 'kill' 15
 
@@ -17,13 +14,12 @@ kill() {
     done
 }
 
-if [ -z "$(pgrep $CHK_PROG)" ]; then
 
-    for PRG in $PROGS
-    do
-        "$PRG" &
-        sleep 1
-    done
+for PRG in $PROGS
+do
 
-    wait
-fi
+    [ -z "$(pgrep "^$PRG\$")" ] && "$PRG" &
+    sleep 1
+done
+
+wait