diff --git a/scripts/menu/menu-xrandr b/scripts/menu/menu-xrandr
index 17bdd67..926b78a 100755
--- a/scripts/menu/menu-xrandr
+++ b/scripts/menu/menu-xrandr
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ for i in ${MONITORS} ; do
     esac
 done
 
-BACKGROUND="$(grep hsetroot .config/X11/xinitrc | sed 's/ \&$//')"
+BACKGROUND="$(grep 'hsetroot' ~/.config/X11/xinitrc | sed 's/ \&$//')"
 [ "${BACKGROUND}" ] && eval "${BACKGROUND}"
 CMD="xrandr --auto && ${CMD} ${UNSET}"
 [ "${CMD}" ] && eval "${CMD}"