diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 1fe145a9cf37eb4f17b3f93311c6ecda0e5408c1..ea1170722113002d920a0deb5f17560f7c97220d 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -339,9 +339,9 @@ __command_notifier () {
         then
             if [ "$exitstatus" -eq '0' ]
             then
-                echo "$last_command has finished." | notify &
+                echo "$last_command has finished." | notify
             else
-                echo "$last_command has failed." | notify --urgency=critical &
+                echo "$last_command has failed." | notify --urgency=critical
             fi
         fi
     fi