diff --git a/dot_local/bin/executable_dual-polybar-launcher b/dot_local/bin/executable_dual-polybar-launcher
index b5b3cab..7c14a05 100644
--- a/dot_local/bin/executable_dual-polybar-launcher
+++ b/dot_local/bin/executable_dual-polybar-launcher
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ killall -q polybar
 while pgrep -u $UID -x polybar >/dev/null; do sleep 1; done
 
 # Launch Polybar, using default config location ~/.config/polybar/config
-polybar one -r --config=~/.config/polybar/config.ini &
-polybar two -r --config=~/.config/polybar/config.ini &
+echo "---" | tee -a /tmp/polybar1.log /tmp/polybar2.log
+polybar one -r --config=~/.config/polybar/config.ini 2>&1 | tee -a /tmp/polybar1.log & disown
+polybar two -r --config=~/.config/polybar/config.ini 2>&1 | tee -a /tmp/polybar2.log & disown
 
 echo "Polybar launched..."
diff --git a/dot_local/bin/executable_single-polybar-launcher b/dot_local/bin/executable_single-polybar-launcher
index 195d787..73b2814 100644
--- a/dot_local/bin/executable_single-polybar-launcher
+++ b/dot_local/bin/executable_single-polybar-launcher
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # Terminate already running bar instances
-killall -q polybar
+#killall -q polybar # needed if ipc disabled
+polybar-msg cmd quit
 
 # Wait until the processes have been shut down
 while pgrep -u $UID -x polybar >/dev/null; do sleep 1; done
 
-# Launch Polybar, using default config location ~/.config/polybar/config
-polybar one -r --config=~/.config/polybar/config.ini &
-#polybar two -r --config=~/.config/polybar/config.ini &
+# Launch Polybar
+echo "---" | tee -a /tmp/polybar.log
+polybar one -r --config=~/.config/polybar/config.ini 2>&1 | tee -a /tmp/polybar.log & disown
 
 echo "Polybar launched..."
diff --git a/dot_local/bin/executable_tint2-launcher b/dot_local/bin/executable_tint2-launcher
index 251b288..df704a6 100644
--- a/dot_local/bin/executable_tint2-launcher
+++ b/dot_local/bin/executable_tint2-launcher
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ killall -q tint2
 while pgrep -u $UID -x tint2 >/dev/null; do sleep 1; done
 
 # Launch tint2
-tint2 & disown
+echo "---" | tee -a /tmp/tint2.log
+tint2 2>&1 | tee -a /tmp/tint2.log & disown
 
 # Final command won't work without sleep
 sleep 1 &&