diff --git a/.config/X11/xprofile b/.config/X11/xprofile
index 1231896..a6d14fd 100644
--- a/.config/X11/xprofile
+++ b/.config/X11/xprofile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ xss-lock -- slock &
 redshift &
 dunst &> /dev/null & #temp fix
 # MPD daemon start (if no other user instance exists)
-[ ! -s "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mpd/pid" ] && mpd
+[ -z "$(pgrep -fx mpd)" ] && mpd
 [ -z "$(pgrep -f sb-mpdup)" ] && sb-mpdup &
 pulsemixer --set-volume 50
 sbacklight set 3 &