diff --git a/.config/sway/common/10-variables.conf b/.config/sway/common/10-variables.conf
index 4ddd1b8..f309476 100644
--- a/.config/sway/common/10-variables.conf
+++ b/.config/sway/common/10-variables.conf
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ set $term alacritty
 # Preferred application launcher
 # Note: pass the final command to swaymsg so that the resulting window can be opened
 # on the original workspace that the command was run on.
-set $menu bemenu-run | xargs swaymsg exec --
+set $menu bemenu-run --no-exec | xargs swaymsg exec --