diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_rotate.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_rotate.sh
index b1d01e7..01696cf 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_rotate.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_rotate.sh
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ rotnormal() {
 	pkill "$KEYBOARD"
 	xrandr -o normal
 	applyptrmatrix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-	pkill lisgd
-	sxmo_lisgdstart.sh -o 0 &
+	pidof lisgd && pkill lisgd | sxmo_lisgdstart.sh -o 0 &
 	exit 0
 }
 
@@ -26,8 +25,7 @@ rotright() {
 	pkill "$KEYBOARD"
 	xrandr -o right
 	applyptrmatrix 0 1 0 -1 0 1 0 0 1
-	pkill lisgd
-	sxmo_lisgdstart.sh -o 1 &
+	pidof lisgd && pkill lisgd | sxmo_lisgdstart.sh -o 1 &
 	exit 0
 }
 
@@ -35,8 +33,7 @@ rotleft() {
 	pkill "$KEYBOARD"
 	xrandr -o left
 	applyptrmatrix 0 -1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
-	pkill lisgd
-	sxmo_lisgdstart.sh -o -1 &
+	pidof lisgd && pkill lisgd | sxmo_lisgdstart.sh -o -1 &
 	exit 0
 }