diff --git a/.bash_aliases b/.bash_aliases
index a97fd17..005d481 100644
--- a/.bash_aliases
+++ b/.bash_aliases
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ alias sizes='du -hs .[^.]* * | sort -h'
 # bash tree alias
 alias gittree="git log --all --decorate --oneline --graph"
 # turn screen off
-alias screenoff="sleep 1; xset dpms force off"
+alias screenoff="\sleep 1; xset dpms force off"
 # sleep
-alias sleep="slock & systemctl suspend"
+alias sleep="slock & \sleep 1 ; systemctl suspend"
 # screen brightness script
 alias brightness="$HOME/.config/wm_scripts/brightness.sh"