diff --git a/.config/shell/functions/ala b/.config/shell/functions/ala
index 662bc43..41664a8 100755
--- a/.config/shell/functions/ala
+++ b/.config/shell/functions/ala
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 
 ala() {
    nohup alacritty > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+   disown
    exit
 }