diff --git a/shell/mpd/bin/notify-song.sh b/shell/mpd/bin/notify-song.sh
index eb2ffde7..c45a1dc0 100755
--- a/shell/mpd/bin/notify-song.sh
+++ b/shell/mpd/bin/notify-song.sh
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ case $OSTYPE in
darwin*)
[[ $rating ]] && rating="[$rating] "
killall terminal-notifier
- terminal-notifier -title "$rating$title" -message "by $artist :: $album" -appIcon "/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/iTunes.icns"
+ terminal-notifier -title "$rating$title" -message "by $artist :: $album" -appIcon "/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/iTunes.icns" &
;;
linux*)
[[ $rating ]] && rating="$rating\n"
- notify-send --icon="media-playback-start" --app-name="ncmpcpp" "$rating$title" "${artist}\n${album}"
+ notify-send --icon="media-playback-start" --app-name="ncmpcpp" "$rating$title" "${artist}\n${album}" &
;;
-esac >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+esac >/dev/null 2>&1
-exit 0
+exit