diff --git a/.scripts/panel/brightness.sh b/.scripts/panel/brightness.sh
index ab5ffe5..c6b2778 100755
--- a/.scripts/panel/brightness.sh
+++ b/.scripts/panel/brightness.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ fi
 
 INPUT="%{$R}%{$U}%{$D}"
 END="%{A}%{A}%{A}"
-PIPE="$("$(dirname "$0")"/lemonbar.sh getpipe)"
+PIPE="$("$(dirname "$0")"/lemonbar.sh get_pipe)"
 
 printf "%s\n" "brightness$INPUT$ICON $PERCENTAGE%$END" > "$PIPE" &
diff --git a/.scripts/panel/lemonbar.sh b/.scripts/panel/lemonbar.sh
index c37d2b7..4a70980 100755
--- a/.scripts/panel/lemonbar.sh
+++ b/.scripts/panel/lemonbar.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 PIPE="/tmp/lemonbar_pipe"
 PANEL="lemonbar_panel"
+PANEL_HEIGHT=38
 
 title() {
 	# Grab focused window's ID
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ clock() {
 
 bar() {
 	lemonbar \
-		-a 20 -g x38 -n "$PANEL" \
+		-a 20 -g x$PANEL_HEIGHT -n "$PANEL" \
 		-f "DejaVu Sans-8" -o 0 \
 		-f "FontAwesome5Free Solid-8" -o -3 \
 		-f "FontAwesome5Free Regular-8" -o -3 \
@@ -107,17 +108,24 @@ start() {
 				;;
 		esac
 		printf "%s\n" "%{l}$workspaces%{c}$title%{r}$volume   $brightness   $wifi   $iface   $battery   $clock "
-	done < "$PIPE" | bar | sh
+	done < "$PIPE" | bar | sh &
 
 	wait
 }
 
-getpipe() {
+get_height() {
+	printf "%s" "$PANEL_HEIGHT"
+}
+
+get_pipe() {
 	printf "%s" "$PIPE"
 }
 
-if type "$1" 2> /dev/null | grep -q "function"; then
-	"$@"
-else
-	start
-fi
+case "$1" in
+	start | get_height | get_pipe)
+		"$1"
+		;;
+	"")
+		start
+		;;
+esac
diff --git a/.scripts/panel/volume.sh b/.scripts/panel/volume.sh
index 6fafc39..61313b6 100755
--- a/.scripts/panel/volume.sh
+++ b/.scripts/panel/volume.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ fi
 
 INPUT="%{$L}%{$S}%{$R}%{$U}%{$D}"
 END="%{A}%{A}%{A}%{A}%{A}"
-PIPE="$("$(dirname "$0")"/lemonbar.sh getpipe)"
+PIPE="$("$(dirname "$0")"/lemonbar.sh get_pipe)"
 
 printf "%s\n" "volume%{F$COLOR}$INPUT$SYMBOL $VOLUME%$END%{F-}" > "$PIPE" &