diff --git a/.bash_aliases b/.bash_aliases
index 7b39cc2..950d7b7 100644
--- a/.bash_aliases
+++ b/.bash_aliases
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ alias tmux="tmux -2"
 # bash tree alias
 alias gittree="git log --all --decorate --oneline --graph"
 # open spotify web client on firefox
-alias spw="firefox --new-window https://open.spotify.com/"
+alias spw="firefox --new-window https://open.spotify.com/ & exit"
 # run pulsemixer
 alias mixer="pulsemixer"
 # turn screen off