diff --git a/src/speedwm-swal b/src/speedwm-swal
index 72d3b32..9d552f1 100755
--- a/src/speedwm-swal
+++ b/src/speedwm-swal
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ SWAL_EXPORT_SCRIPT_WAL()
 
   command -v wal > /dev/null && wal -nqi "$SWAL_WALLPAPERDIR/$SWAL_SELWALLPAPER"
   libspeedwm --perform core_wm_reload
+  speedwm -s "Loading"
 
   # run script
   if [ -e "$SWAL_EXPORTDIR/postrun.sh" ]; then