diff --git a/oml/gtkstatus.py b/oml/gtkstatus.py
index 43198a3..883266b 100644
--- a/oml/gtkstatus.py
+++ b/oml/gtkstatus.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 import os
 from os.path import dirname, abspath
 import subprocess
-import time
 import webbrowser
+import _thread
 
 import gi
 gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
@@ -23,8 +23,13 @@ class OMLIcon:
         self.icon.set_title(title)
         self.icon.connect("activate", self._click)
         self.icon.connect("popup-menu", self._click)
-        p = subprocess.Popen([ctl, 'start'])
+        self._p = subprocess.Popen([ctl, 'start'])
         GLib.timeout_add_seconds(1, self._open, None)
+        _thread.start_new_thread(self._wait, ())
+
+    def _wait(self):
+        self._p.wait()
+        self._quit(None)
 
     def _click(self, icon, button=None, time=None):
         if self.menu: