diff --git a/blocks/battery.block b/blocks/battery.block
index 86b466b7..154d4ac8 100755
--- a/blocks/battery.block
+++ b/blocks/battery.block
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 case $BUTTON in
-    6) setsid -f "$TERMINAL" -e "$EDITOR" "$0" ;;
+    6) setsid -f st -e "$EDITOR" "$0" ;;
 esac
 
 if [ -e /sys/class/power_supply/BAT?* ]; then
diff --git a/blocks/cpu.block b/blocks/cpu.block
index 3158152d..34dacba3 100755
--- a/blocks/cpu.block
+++ b/blocks/cpu.block
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 cache=/tmp/cpubarscache
 
 case $BUTTON in
-    1) setsid -f "$TERMINAL" -c "st-floating" -e htop -s PERCENT_CPU ;;
-    6) setsid -f "$TERMINAL" -e "$EDITOR" "$0" ;;
+    1) setsid -f st -c "st-floating" -e htop -s PERCENT_CPU ;;
+    6) setsid -f st -e "$EDITOR" "$0" ;;
 esac
 
 # id total idle
diff --git a/blocks/date.block b/blocks/date.block
index 5238e4ca..f4ef428e 100755
--- a/blocks/date.block
+++ b/blocks/date.block
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 case $BUTTON in
-    6) setsid -f "$TERMINAL" -e "$EDITOR" "$0" ;;
+    6) setsid -f st -e "$EDITOR" "$0" ;;
 esac
 
 echo "$(date '+%a %F %r')"
diff --git a/blocks/keymap.block b/blocks/keymap.block
index f33b997e..f05ead16 100755
--- a/blocks/keymap.block
+++ b/blocks/keymap.block
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ case $BUTTON in
                 setxkbmap -layout us && sigdwmblocks 2 ;;
         esac
         ;;
-    6) setsid -f "$TERMINAL" -e "$EDITOR" "$0" ;;
+    6) setsid -f st -e "$EDITOR" "$0" ;;
 esac
 
 echo "$(xkblayout-state print '%e')"
diff --git a/blocks/memory.block b/blocks/memory.block
index 573b3e82..5852d9cb 100755
--- a/blocks/memory.block
+++ b/blocks/memory.block
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 case $BUTTON in
-    1) setsid -f "$TERMINAL" -c "st-floating" -e htop -s PERCENT_MEM ;;
-    6) setsid -f "$TERMINAL" -e "$EDITOR" "$0" ;;
+    1) setsid -f st -c "st-floating" -e htop -s PERCENT_MEM ;;
+    6) setsid -f st -e "$EDITOR" "$0" ;;
 esac
 
 echo "$(free -h | awk '/^Mem/ { print $3"/"$2 }' | sed s/i//g)"
diff --git a/blocks/torrent.block b/blocks/torrent.block
index 62c4c117..bf92ed68 100755
--- a/blocks/torrent.block
+++ b/blocks/torrent.block
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ echo "$grepped" |
 		sort -h | uniq -c | awk '{print $3 $1}' | paste -sd ' ' -
 
 case $BUTTON in
-	1) setsid -f "$TERMINAL" -c "st-floating" -e tremc ;;
-	6) setsid -f "$TERMINAL" -e "$EDITOR" "$0" ;;
+	1) setsid -f st -c "st-floating" -e tremc ;;
+	6) setsid -f st -e "$EDITOR" "$0" ;;
 esac
diff --git a/blocks/volume.block b/blocks/volume.block
index 344e4ca5..436643cd 100755
--- a/blocks/volume.block
+++ b/blocks/volume.block
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 case $BUTTON in
     1) setsid -f audioctl toggle ;;
-    3) setsid -f "$TERMINAL" -c "st-floating" -e pulsemixer ;;
-    6) setsid -f "$TERMINAL" -e "$EDITOR" "$0" ;;
+    3) setsid -f st -c "st-floating" -e pulsemixer ;;
+    6) setsid -f st -e "$EDITOR" "$0" ;;
 esac
 
 vol=$(pamixer --get-volume)