diff --git a/lib/scripts/yabai-set-mode-server.sh b/lib/scripts/yabai-set-mode-server.sh
index 083c860a..9d75c7d9 100755
--- a/lib/scripts/yabai-set-mode-server.sh
+++ b/lib/scripts/yabai-set-mode-server.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ main () {
     echo \
         "{\"mode\": \"$1\", \"color\": \"$color\"}" \
         > "$CACHE_FILE"
+
+    curl http://localhost:7776/skhd/mode/refresh
 }
 
 case "$1" in
diff --git a/lib/skhd.js b/lib/skhd.js
index e9a7864f..36b61cd4 100644
--- a/lib/skhd.js
+++ b/lib/skhd.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const { shell } = settings.global;
 
 export async function getMode() {
   const mode = await Uebersicht.run(
-    `${shell} ./simple-bar/lib/scripts/yabai-set-mode-server.sh --query 2>&1`
+    `cat $(${shell} ./simple-bar/lib/scripts/yabai-set-mode-server.sh --query 2>&1)`
   );
   return Utils.parseJson(mode);
 }