diff --git a/bin/omarchy-toggle-waybar b/bin/omarchy-toggle-waybar
index b441f011..860e01c7 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-toggle-waybar
+++ b/bin/omarchy-toggle-waybar
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 omarchy-toggle waybar-off
 
 if pgrep -x waybar >/dev/null; then
-  pkill -x waybar
+  pkill -9 -x waybar
 else
   uwsm-app -- waybar >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 fi