diff --git a/.config/tmux/tmux.conf b/.config/tmux/tmux.conf
index 9516b38..f7681a1 100644
--- a/.config/tmux/tmux.conf
+++ b/.config/tmux/tmux.conf
@@ -36,7 +36,5 @@ if-shell "test ! -d  ~/.config/tmux/plugins/tpm" {
 }
 # start tpm
 run-shell '~/.config/tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'
-# install and update plugins
-run-shell '$TMUX_PLUGIN_MANAGER_PATH/tpm/bin/install_plugins'
-run-shell '$TMUX_PLUGIN_MANAGER_PATH/tpm/bin/clean_plugins'
-run-shell '$TMUX_PLUGIN_MANAGER_PATH/tpm/bin/update_plugins all'
+# install and update plugins in background
+run-shell -b '($TMUX_PLUGIN_MANAGER_PATH/tpm/bin/install_plugins && $TMUX_PLUGIN_MANAGER_PATH/tpm/bin/clean_plugins && $TMUX_PLUGIN_MANAGER_PATH/tpm/bin/update_plugins all && $TMUX_PLUGIN_MANAGER_PATH/tpm/scripts/source_plugins.sh) > /dev/null'