diff --git a/homeManagerModules/desktopEnv/river/randomWallpaper.nix b/homeManagerModules/desktopEnv/river/randomWallpaper.nix
index 8fc041cc..4e75bedf 100644
--- a/homeManagerModules/desktopEnv/river/randomWallpaper.nix
+++ b/homeManagerModules/desktopEnv/river/randomWallpaper.nix
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
         while true; do
           kill `pidof swaybg`
           random_background=$(ls $directory/*.{png,jpg} | shuf -n 1)
-          swaybg -i $random_background
-          sleep 900
+          swaybg -i $random_background &
+          sleep 300
         done
     fi
   '';