diff --git a/bin/picom-launch.sh b/bin/picom-launch.sh
index 68a7631..80acc57 100755
--- a/bin/picom-launch.sh
+++ b/bin/picom-launch.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 killall picom
 
 # waits for termination
-while pgrep picom >/dev/null; do sleep 1; done
+while pgrep -x picom >/dev/null; do sleep 1; done
 
 picom -b --config ~/.config/picom/picom.conf