diff --git a/dot_xinitrc b/dot_xinitrc
index c577f2e..0afdb54 100644
--- a/dot_xinitrc
+++ b/dot_xinitrc
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ export WINIT_X11_SCALE_FACTOR=1
 # start the ssh agent, we're lazy, don't want to type passwords all day
 eval $(ssh-agent)
 
-# start i3
-exec i3
-
 # attempting to fix keychain issue
 source /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/50-systemd-user.sh
 
+# start i3
+exec i3
+
 # after i3 is started, set up greenclip
 systemctl --user start greenclip