diff --git a/bin/steam-debug-gdb b/bin/steam-debug-gdb
index 0b9ec82..aa6ec5d 100755
--- a/bin/steam-debug-gdb
+++ b/bin/steam-debug-gdb
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ if [[ ! -v SWAYSOCK ]]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-swaymsg for_window \[app_id=${window_class}\] move window to scratchpad
+swaymsg exec "alacritty --class ${window_class} --command bash -c 'DEBUGGER=gdb steam'"
 
-alacritty \
-	--class ${window_class} \
-	--command bash -c "DEBUGGER=gdb steam"
+until swaymsg "[app_id=${window_class}]" move to scratchpad, focus; do
+	sleep 0.1
+done