diff --git a/betterlockscreen b/betterlockscreen
index 47bb3b5..59e32c2 100755
--- a/betterlockscreen
+++ b/betterlockscreen
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ postlock() {
 lockselect() {
 
     echof act "Running prelock..."
-    prelock &
+    prelock
 
     case "$1" in
         dim) if [ -f "$CUR_L_DIM" ]; then lock "$CUR_L_DIM"; else failsafe; fi ;;
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ lockselect() {
     esac
 
     echof act "Running postlock..."
-    postlock &
+    postlock
 }
 
 # calculate adjustments for hidpi displays