diff --git a/.i3/auto-start b/.i3/auto-start
--- a/.i3/auto-start
+++ b/.i3/auto-start
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ StartProgName()
 
 ionice -c3 nice /usr/bin/icedove &
 
-i3-msg 'workspace 2; exec urxvt'
+i3-msg 'workspace 2; exec urxvtc || urxvt'
 
 # i3-msg 'split h'
 #