diff --git a/dk-home/.config/dk/dkrc b/dk-home/.config/dk/dkrc
index baf8fd57..d9ef72f3 100755
--- a/dk-home/.config/dk/dkrc
+++ b/dk-home/.config/dk/dkrc
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ if hash sxhkd >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	sxhkd -c "$HOME/.config/dk/sxhkdrc" &
 fi
 
-# (re)load sxhkd for keybinds
+# (re)load lemonbar script
 if hash lemonbar bar >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	pkill lemonbar
-	bar &
+	bar 2>/dev/null &
 fi
 
 { # compound command to redirect all output
diff --git a/dk-home/.local/bin/bar b/dk-home/.local/bin/bar
index af8e6c7d..5bd91fba 100755
--- a/dk-home/.local/bin/bar
+++ b/dk-home/.local/bin/bar
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # simple lightweight lemonbar script for use with dk
 
-set -o pipefail
+set -eE -o pipefail
 
 bg="#111111"
 fg="#666666"
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ parsefifo()
 
 
 # kill the process and cleanup if we exit or get killed
-trap "trap - TERM; kill 0; rm -f '$fifo'" INT TERM QUIT EXIT
+trap "trap - TERM; kill 0; rm -f '$fifo'" INT TERM QUIT EXIT PIPE
 
 # make the fifo
 [ -e "$fifo" ] && rm "$fifo"