diff --git a/scripts/speedwm-stellar b/scripts/speedwm-stellar
index 10c74e0..ae791b2 100755
--- a/scripts/speedwm-stellar
+++ b/scripts/speedwm-stellar
@@ -558,15 +558,14 @@ ptext() {
 
 # base
 base() {
-  ptext
-  sleep $REFRESHDELAY
-  base
+  while true; do
+      ptext
+      sleep $REFRESHDELAY
+  done
 }
 
 setloading
-
 setcolors2d
-ptext
 base
 
 printf "$0: Stopped printing."
diff --git a/scripts/speedwm_status b/scripts/speedwm_status
index 39a6bee..baead61 100755
--- a/scripts/speedwm_status
+++ b/scripts/speedwm_status
@@ -8,21 +8,6 @@ LOADTEXT="Loading" # load text
 
 mkdir -p $HOME/.config/speedwm/
 
-case "$1" in
-		"-h")
-				echo "speedwm_status - stellar launcher"
-				echo ""
-				echo "-r               Restart stellar"
-				echo "No arguments     Run stellar"
-				echo ""
-				echo "See speedwm-help for more information."
-				exit 0
-		;;
-		"-r")
-                pkill "$STATUSBAR" ; sleep 2 ; statusfunc
-		;;
-esac
-
 # run status
 rstatus() {
 		while true; do
@@ -50,4 +35,22 @@ statusfunc() {
 		statusfunc
 }
 
+case "$1" in
+		"-h")
+				echo "speedwm_status - stellar launcher"
+				echo ""
+                echo "-s               Stop stellar"
+				echo "-r               Restart stellar"
+				echo "No arguments     Run stellar"
+				echo ""
+				echo "See speedwm-help for more information."
+				exit 0
+		;;
+		"-r")
+                pkill "$STATUSBAR" ; sleep 2 ; statusfunc
+		;;
+        "-s")   pkill "$STATUSBAR"
+        ;;
+esac
+
 statusfunc