diff --git a/SparkleShare/SparkleLinController.cs b/SparkleShare/SparkleLinController.cs
index 0d35f8b2..8186311a 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/SparkleLinController.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/SparkleLinController.cs
@@ -148,10 +148,12 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
                     // Clear the custom (legacy) icon path
                     process.StartInfo.Arguments = "-t unset " + SparklePaths.SparklePath + " metadata::custom-icon";                                                          "";
                     process.Start ();
+                    process.WaitForExit ();
 
                     // Give the SparkleShare folder an icon name, so that it scales
                     process.StartInfo.Arguments = SparklePaths.SparklePath + " metadata::custom-icon-name 'folder-sparkleshare'";                                                          "";
                     process.Start ();
+                    process.WaitForExit ();
                 }
 
                 return true;