diff --git a/i3_config b/i3_config
index 89e9dab..8965f28 100644
--- a/i3_config
+++ b/i3_config
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Please see http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html for a complete reference!
 
 set $mod Mod4
+set $i3_term urxvtc
 set $i3_font -*-terminus-bold-*-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-*
 set $dmenu_font Terminus:Bold:size=12
 
@@ -29,14 +30,14 @@ font $i3_font
 floating_modifier $mod
 
 # start a terminal
-bindsym $mod+x exec urxvt
+bindsym $mod+x exec $i3_term
 
 # kill focused window
 bindsym $mod+Shift+c kill
 
 # start dmenu (a program launcher)
 bindsym $mod+d exec dmenu_run -p run -i -fn "$dmenu_font"
-bindsym $mod+p exec dmenu_ssh '/usr/bin/urxvt -e ssh' -i -fn "$dmenu_font"
+bindsym $mod+p exec dmenu_ssh "$i3_term -e ssh" -i -fn "$dmenu_font"
 bindsym $mod+u exec dmenu_pass -i -fn "$dmenu_font"
 # There also is the (new) i3-dmenu-desktop which only displays applications
 # shipping a .desktop file. It is a wrapper around dmenu, so you need that
@@ -216,3 +217,4 @@ for_window [instance="sun-awt-X11-XFramePeer" title="(?i)kvm"] floating enable
 # execs
 exec --no-startup-id /home/von/.autostart
 exec --no-startup-id xrdb /home/von/.Xresources
+exec --no-startup-id /usr/bin/urxvtd -q -o -f