diff --git a/.xinitrc b/.xinitrc
index 798e966..c64990e 100644
--- a/.xinitrc
+++ b/.xinitrc
@@ -10,4 +10,11 @@ while :; do
     sleep 1m
 done &
 
+# mpdscribble
+pidof mpdscribble >& /dev/null
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+then
+    mpdscribble &
+fi
+
 exec ~/development/projects/dwm/dwm