diff --git a/sxhkd/.config/sh/alias.d/sxhkd.sh b/sxhkd/.local/bin/sxhkd-piped
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
similarity index 98%
rename from sxhkd/.config/sh/alias.d/sxhkd.sh
rename to sxhkd/.local/bin/sxhkd-piped
index b55d616..e1ee4a0
--- a/sxhkd/.config/sh/alias.d/sxhkd.sh
+++ b/sxhkd/.local/bin/sxhkd-piped
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ sxhkd() {
     mkfifo "$FIFO"
     "$PROG" -s "$FIFO"
   fi
-
 }
+
+sxhkd "$@"
diff --git a/xresources/.config/xresources/xinitrc b/xresources/.config/xresources/xinitrc
index 83eb036..a8a9bdf 100644
--- a/xresources/.config/xresources/xinitrc
+++ b/xresources/.config/xresources/xinitrc
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ type flashfocus >/dev/null 2>&1 && flashfocus -l never &
 type redshift >/dev/null 2>&1 && redshift &
 
 # if sxhkd - the key-binding daemon is installed, start it up
-type sxhkd >/dev/null 2>&1 && sxhkd -s "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/sxhkd_fifo" &
+type sxhkd >/dev/null 2>&1 && sxhkd-piped &
 # if greenclip - a clipboard manager, integrated with rofi, is installed, start it up
 type greenclip >/dev/null 2>&1 && greenclip daemon &