1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/i3bar/src/main.c b/i3bar/src/main.c
index 4e93bb02..ce5257bf 100644
--- a/i3bar/src/main.c
+++ b/i3bar/src/main.c
@@ -185,12 +185,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     ev_signal_start(main_loop, sig_int);
     ev_signal_start(main_loop, sig_hup);
 
+    atexit(kill_children_at_exit);
+
     /* From here on everything should run smooth for itself, just start listening for
      * events. We stop simply stop the event loop, when we are finished */
     ev_loop(main_loop, 0);
 
-    kill_child();
-
     clean_xcb();
     ev_default_destroy();