diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index 89fb362..436445b 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@
 ;;;; not sure where to put this
 (defun open-thunar-in-current-directory ()
   (interactive)
-  (call-process "thunar" nil 0 nil "."))
+  (call-process "setsid" nil 0 nil "thunar" "."))
 
 (defun open-term-in-current-directory ()
   (interactive)
-  (call-process "alacritty" nil 0 nil))
+  (call-process "setsid" nil 0 nil "alacritty"))
 
 (bind-key "<s-return>" 'open-term-in-current-directory)
 (bind-key "s-t" 'open-thunar-in-current-directory)