diff --git a/src/tomb-status.c b/src/tomb-status.c
index e6117a7..a3a435b 100644
--- a/src/tomb-status.c
+++ b/src/tomb-status.c
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 
-#include <pthread.h>
-
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 #include <libnotify/notify.h>
 
@@ -75,7 +73,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     snprintf(mapper,255, "%s", argv[1]);
   }
 
-
   if(argc<3) sprintf(filename, "unknown");
   else snprintf(filename,255, "%s", argv[2]);
 
@@ -135,7 +132,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   
   notify_uninit();
 
-
   exit(0);
   
 }
@@ -162,42 +158,29 @@ gboolean cb_view(GtkWidget *w, GdkEvent *e) {
     return FALSE;
   }
   if (cpid == 0) {    // Child
-    execlp("tomb-open", "tomb-open", "-q", mountpoint ,(char*)NULL);
+    execlp("tomb-open", "tomb-open", mountpoint ,(char*)NULL);
     exit(1);
   }
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-void* thread_close(void *arg) {
-  char *map = (char*)arg;
-  execlp("tomb", "tomb", "-q", "close", map, (char*)NULL);
-  return NULL;
-}
-
 gboolean cb_close(GtkWidget *w, GdkEvent *e) { 
-  pthread_t thread;
-  pthread_attr_t attr;
-  int *res;
-
-  if(pthread_attr_init (&attr) == -1) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "error initializing POSIX thread attribute\n");
+  pid_t cpid = fork();
+  int res;
+  if (cpid == -1) {
+    fprintf(stderr,"error: problem forking process\n");
     return FALSE;
   }
-  pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr,PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE);
-
-  pthread_create(&thread, &attr, thread_close, mapper);
-
-  pthread_join(thread,(void**)&res);
-
-  if(*res==0) {
-    pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
+  if (cpid == 0) {    // Child
+    execlp("tomb", "tomb", "close", mapper, (char*)NULL);
+    exit(1);
+  }
+  waitpid(cpid, &res, 0);
+  if(res==0) {
     gtk_main_quit();
     notify_uninit();
     exit(0);
   }
-
-  pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
-
   return TRUE;
 }