diff --git a/home-manager/home.nix b/home-manager/home.nix
index df3739f..ab4ee9e 100644
--- a/home-manager/home.nix
+++ b/home-manager/home.nix
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ in
 					on-click = "playerctl play-pause";
 				};
 				"custom/cava-waybar-local" = {
-					exec = "$HOME/scripts/cava-waybar.sh";
+					exec = "bash $HOME/scripts/cava-waybar.sh";
 					format = "{}";
 					interval = 1;
 					on-click = "pavucontrol";