diff --git a/ctl b/ctl
index 1abac88..4c05511 100755
--- a/ctl
+++ b/ctl
@@ -162,12 +162,14 @@ if [ "$1" == "open" ]; then
                     xdg-open "file://${BASE}/openmedialibrary/static/html/load.html"
                 fi
             else
-                $PYTHON "${NAME}/oml/gtkstatus.py" $@
-                exit $?
+                #$PYTHON "${NAME}/oml/gtkstatus.py" $@
+                #exit $?
+                "$0" start &
             fi
         else
-            $PYTHON "$NAME/oml/gtkstatus.py" $@
-            exit $?
+            #$PYTHON "$NAME/oml/gtkstatus.py" $@
+            #exit $?
+            "$0" start &
         fi
     fi
     exit 0
diff --git a/oml/gtkstatus.py b/oml/gtkstatus.py
index 726afc5..d9abb0d 100644
--- a/oml/gtkstatus.py
+++ b/oml/gtkstatus.py
@@ -22,6 +22,18 @@ title = "Open Media Library"
 ctl = base + '/ctl'
 
 
+def check_pid(pid):
+    if not os.path.exists(pid):
+        return False
+    try:
+        with open(pid, 'r') as fd:
+            pid = int(fd.read().strip())
+        os.kill(pid, 0)
+    except OSError:
+        return False
+    else:
+        return True
+
 class OMLIcon:
     menu = None
     icon = None
@@ -81,7 +93,7 @@ class OMLIcon:
     @classmethod
     def is_running(cls):
         pid = cls.get_pid()
-        if pid and os.path.exists(pid):
+        if pid and check_pid(pid):
             return True
         else:
             return False