diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
index 2fe8fce..b68d990 100644
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::process::Command;
+use std::{process::Command, thread};
 
 use arboard::Clipboard;
 use objc2_app_kit::NSWorkspace;
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@ impl Function {
     pub fn execute(&self, config: &Config, query: &str) {
         match self {
             Function::OpenApp(path) => {
-                NSWorkspace::new().openURL(&NSURL::fileURLWithPath(
-                    &objc2_foundation::NSString::from_str(path),
-                ));
+                let path = path.to_owned();
+                thread::spawn(move || {
+                    NSWorkspace::new().openURL(&NSURL::fileURLWithPath(
+                        &objc2_foundation::NSString::from_str(&path),
+                    ));
+                });
             }
             Function::RunShellCommand => {
                 Command::new("sh").arg("-c").arg(query).status().ok();
@@ -37,24 +40,27 @@ impl Function {
             Function::GoogleSearch(query_string) => {
                 let query_args = query_string.replace(" ", "+");
                 let query = config.search_url.replace("%s", &query_args);
-                let query = query.strip_suffix("?").unwrap_or(&query);
-                NSWorkspace::new().openURL(
-                    &NSURL::URLWithString_relativeToURL(
-                        &objc2_foundation::NSString::from_str(query),
-                        None,
-                    )
-                    .unwrap(),
-                );
+                let query = query.strip_suffix("?").unwrap_or(&query).to_string();
+                thread::spawn(move || {
+                    NSWorkspace::new().openURL(
+                        &NSURL::URLWithString_relativeToURL(
+                            &objc2_foundation::NSString::from_str(&query),
+                            None,
+                        )
+                        .unwrap(),
+                    );
+                });
             }
 
             Function::OpenPrefPane => {
-                Command::new("open")
-                    .arg(
-                        std::env::var("HOME").unwrap_or("".to_string())
-                            + "/.config/rustcast/config.toml",
-                    )
-                    .spawn()
-                    .ok();
+                thread::spawn(move || {
+                    NSWorkspace::new().openURL(&NSURL::fileURLWithPath(
+                        &objc2_foundation::NSString::from_str(
+                            &(std::env::var("HOME").unwrap_or("".to_string())
+                                + "/.config/rustcast/config.toml"),
+                        ),
+                    ));
+                });
             }
             Function::Quit => std::process::exit(0),
         }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f9ac01b..b3215d5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ mod config;
 mod macos;
 mod utils;
 
+use std::path::Path;
+
 use crate::{app::Tile, config::Config, utils::to_key_code};
 
 use global_hotkey::{
@@ -20,16 +22,19 @@ fn main() -> iced::Result {
     let home = std::env::var("HOME").unwrap();
 
     let file_path = home.clone() + "/.config/rustcast/config.toml";
+    if !Path::new(&file_path).exists() {
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(home + "/.config/rustcast").unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(
+            &file_path,
+            toml::to_string(&Config::default()).unwrap_or_else(|x| x.to_string()),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+    }
     let config: Config = match std::fs::read_to_string(&file_path) {
-        Ok(a) => toml::from_str(&a).unwrap(),
+        Ok(a) => toml::from_str(&a).unwrap_or(Config::default()),
         Err(_) => Config::default(),
     };
-    std::fs::create_dir_all(home + "/.config/rustcast").unwrap();
-    std::fs::write(
-        &file_path,
-        toml::to_string(&config).unwrap_or_else(|x| x.to_string()),
-    )
-    .unwrap();
+
     let manager = GlobalHotKeyManager::new().unwrap();
 
     let show_hide = HotKey::new(