diff --git a/files/bin/on-focus-workspace b/files/bin/on-focus-workspace
index 2cabc46..4014844 100644
--- a/files/bin/on-focus-workspace
+++ b/files/bin/on-focus-workspace
@@ -5,10 +5,15 @@ if count $argv
 else
   set ws (i3-msg -t get_workspaces | jq --raw-output '.[]|select(.focused == true).name')
 end
-set script ~/.workspaces/$ws.focus
 
-if type -q $script
-  $script
+set focus_script ~/.workspaces/$ws.focus
+if type -q $focus_script
+  $focus_script
 else
   i3-msg mode default
 end
+
+set space_script ~/.workspaces/$ws.space
+if type -q $space_script
+  systemctl --user start workspace-app@$ws.service
+end
diff --git a/files/bin/on-space-shortcut b/files/bin/on-space-shortcut
index f1c8291..aa5600f 100644
--- a/files/bin/on-space-shortcut
+++ b/files/bin/on-space-shortcut
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/fish
 
 set ws (i3-msg -t get_workspaces | jq --raw-output '.[]|select(.focused == true).name')
-set script ~/.workspaces/$ws.space
 
-if type -q $script
+set space_script ~/.workspaces/$ws.space
+if type -q $space_script
   systemctl --user restart workspace-app@$ws.service
 end