diff --git a/firestarter b/firestarter
index b9c93d3..bd16006 100755
--- a/firestarter
+++ b/firestarter
@@ -499,6 +499,8 @@ step_postexecute() {
 			read -t 1 -u 1023
 		done
 	fi
+	# Dumb Polybar workaround
+	killall polybar -SIGUSR1
 	# Execute a user script if it exists
 	if [ -r "$_firestarterrc" ] && [ -z "$_dryrun" ]; then
 		log "Executing .firestarterrc"