diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 09bb87d..65d80c8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -684,6 +684,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "ttf-parser",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "fork"
+version = "0.1.20"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9788ce090af4bf8d6e8f43d3f7d12305c787456387bd2d88856fcda3aa1f0dca"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "freedesktop_entry_parser"
 version = "1.3.0"
@@ -1497,6 +1506,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "directories",
  "dirs",
  "ez-pixmap",
+ "fork",
  "glam",
  "image",
  "lazy_static",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c09c708..eb37e63 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ color-eyre = "0.6.2"
 directories = "4.0.1"
 dirs = "4.0.0"
 ez-pixmap = "0.2.2"
+fork = "0.1.20"
 glam = { version = "0.22.0", features = ["mint"] }
 image = "0.24.5"
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
diff --git a/examples/hexagon_launcher.rs b/examples/hexagon_launcher.rs
index a3ee830..85cc8f3 100644
--- a/examples/hexagon_launcher.rs
+++ b/examples/hexagon_launcher.rs
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ impl Hex {
 	}
 
 	fn get_coords(&self) -> [f32; 3]{
-		let x: f32 = 3.0/2.0 * APP_SIZE.to_f32()/2.0 * (-self.q-self.s).to_f32();
-        let y = 3.0_f32.sqrt() * APP_SIZE.to_f32()/2.0 * ( (-self.q-self.s).to_f32()/2.0 + self.s.to_f32());
+		let x = 3.0/2.0 * APP_SIZE/2.0 * (-self.q-self.s).to_f32();
+        let y = 3.0_f32.sqrt() * APP_SIZE/2.0 * ( (-self.q-self.s).to_f32()/2.0 + self.s.to_f32());
 		[x,y,0.0]
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/protostar.rs b/src/protostar.rs
index 621d550..eb62e45 100644
--- a/src/protostar.rs
+++ b/src/protostar.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ use crate::xdg::{DesktopFile, Icon, IconType};
 use color_eyre::eyre::{eyre, Result};
 use glam::Quat;
 use mint::Vector3;
-use nix::unistd::{execv, fork};
+use fork::{daemon, Fork, setsid};
+use std::process::{Command,Stdio};
+use std::os::unix::process::CommandExt;
 use stardust_xr_molecules::{
 	fusion::{
 		client::{Client, FrameInfo, RootHandler},
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ use stardust_xr_molecules::{
 use std::{f32::consts::PI, ffi::CStr, sync::Arc};
 use tween::{QuartInOut, Tweener};
 use ustr::ustr;
+use nix::unistd::fork;
 
 fn model_from_icon(parent: &Spatial, icon: &Icon) -> Result<Model> {
 	
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ pub struct ProtoStar {
 	field: BoxField,
 	icon: Model,
 	icon_shrink: Option<Tweener<f32, f64, QuartInOut>>,
+	icon_grow: Option<Tweener<f32, f64, QuartInOut>>,
 	execute_command: String,
 }
 impl ProtoStar {
@@ -125,6 +129,7 @@ impl ProtoStar {
 			field,
 			icon,
 			icon_shrink: None,
+			icon_grow: None,
 			execute_command,
 		})
 	}
@@ -142,9 +147,15 @@ impl RootHandler for ProtoStar {
 				self.icon
 					.set_scale(None, Vector3::from([scale; 3]))
 					.unwrap();
-			} else {
-				self.client.stop_loop();
+			} 
+		if let Some(icon_grow) = &mut self.icon_shrink {
+			if !icon_grow.is_finished(){
+				let scale = icon_grow.move_by(info.delta);
+				self.icon
+					.set_scale(None, Vector3::from([scale; 3]))
+					.unwrap();
 			}
+		}
 		} else if self.grabbable.grab_action().actor_stopped() {
 			let startup_settings = StartupSettings::create(&self.field.client().unwrap()).unwrap();
 			self.icon
@@ -166,19 +177,21 @@ impl RootHandler for ProtoStar {
 			//TODO: split the executable string for  the args
 			tokio::task::spawn(async move {
 				std::env::set_var("STARDUST_STARTUP_TOKEN", future.await.unwrap());
-				if unsafe { fork() }.unwrap().is_parent() {
-					println!("Launching \"{}\"...", &executable);
-					execv::<&CStr>(
-						ustr("/bin/sh").as_cstr(),
-						&[
-							ustr("/bin/sh").as_cstr(),
-							ustr("-c").as_cstr(),
-							ustr(&executable).as_cstr(),
-						],
-					)
-					.unwrap();
+				unsafe {
+					Command::new(executable)
+					.stdin(Stdio::null())
+					.stdout(Stdio::null())
+					.stderr(Stdio::null())
+					.pre_exec(|| {
+						setsid();
+						Ok(())
+					})
+					.spawn()
+					.expect("Failed to start child process")
 				}
 			});
+			self.icon_grow = Some(Tweener::quart_in_out(0.00, 0.03, 0.25)); //TODO make the scale a parameter
+			dbg!("reached here");
 		}
 	}
 }