diff --git a/nixos/programs/zsh.nix b/nixos/programs/zsh.nix
index 3d3cc778..a6703d2b 100644
--- a/nixos/programs/zsh.nix
+++ b/nixos/programs/zsh.nix
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
           export NIX_PATH="$HOME/.nix-defexpr/channels:$NIX_PATH"
           export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
           [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
+          pkill polybar
+          while pgrep -u $UID -x polybar >/dev/null; do sleep 1; done
           polybar -r main_bar &
           echo "non-nixos patches loaded"
         fi
diff --git a/ubuntu/up.sh b/ubuntu/up.sh
index 646b7db3..6ba6e73b 100755
--- a/ubuntu/up.sh
+++ b/ubuntu/up.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -v
 
 sudo apt update
 sudo apt -y upgrade
-sudo apt -y --fix-missing install apt-file aptitude git curl flatpak
+sudo apt -y --fix-missing install apt-file aptitude git curl flatpak i3
 
 flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo