diff --git a/scripts/scripts/bg_slideshow.pid b/scripts/scripts/bg_slideshow.pid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6cc7f91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/scripts/bg_slideshow.pid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+11599
diff --git a/scripts/scripts/hyprland-slideshow.sh b/scripts/scripts/hyprland-slideshow.sh
index 4a9214d..2105caf 100755
--- a/scripts/scripts/hyprland-slideshow.sh
+++ b/scripts/scripts/hyprland-slideshow.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ randomIndex=$(($RANDOM % $length))
 	echo ${image}
 }
 
+
+
 while true; do
 chooseRandom ${path}
 hyprctl hyprpaper preload "${image}"
diff --git a/scripts/scripts/hyprland-switch-bg.sh b/scripts/scripts/hyprland-switch-bg.sh
index 3d6202a..c89d2a0 100755
--- a/scripts/scripts/hyprland-switch-bg.sh
+++ b/scripts/scripts/hyprland-switch-bg.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 bgsDirectory="${HOME}/bgs/"
 
+##set working directory to location of this script
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+##stop slideshow if running
+sh ./hyprland-slideshow.sh kill
+
+
 preloadImage(){
 hyprctl hyprpaper preload "${image}"
 }