diff --git a/.xinitrc b/.xinitrc
index 429e8e7..95c268a 100644
--- a/.xinitrc
+++ b/.xinitrc
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fi
 mpc idleloop player | { while read; do notify-send "`mpc current`"; done } &
 #_. rootname
 while true; do
-    xsetroot -name /home/slash/.rootname.scm
+    xsetroot -name `/home/slash/.rootname.scm`
     sleep 1m
 done
 #_ Start notifier