diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
index 0ad2804b..bf5a9fa2 100644
--- a/.idea/misc.xml
+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <component name="Black">
     <option name="sdkName" value="Python 3.11 (pwnagotchi)" />
   </component>
-  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="Python 3.10 (pwnagotchi)" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
+  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="Python 3.12 (pwnagotchi)" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
   <component name="PythonCompatibilityInspectionAdvertiser">
     <option name="version" value="3" />
   </component>
diff --git a/.idea/pwnagotchi.iml b/.idea/pwnagotchi.iml
index ad51e808..67a8fbf3 100644
--- a/.idea/pwnagotchi.iml
+++ b/.idea/pwnagotchi.iml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/venv" />
     </content>
-    <orderEntry type="jdk" jdkName="Python 3.10 (pwnagotchi)" jdkType="Python SDK" />
+    <orderEntry type="jdk" jdkName="Python 3.12 (pwnagotchi)" jdkType="Python SDK" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
   </component>
   <component name="PyDocumentationSettings">
diff --git a/pwnagotchi/agent.py b/pwnagotchi/agent.py
index 33384923..73121843 100644
--- a/pwnagotchi/agent.py
+++ b/pwnagotchi/agent.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import logging
 import asyncio
 #import _thread
 import threading
+import subprocess
 
 import pwnagotchi
 import pwnagotchi.utils as utils
@@ -99,7 +100,8 @@ class Agent(Client, Automata, AsyncAdvertiser, AsyncTrainer):
             if has_mon is False:
                 if mon_start_cmd is not None and mon_start_cmd != '':
                     logging.info("starting monitor interface ...")
-                    self.run('!%s' % mon_start_cmd)
+                    # self.run('!%s' % mon_start_cmd)
+                    subprocess.Popen([mon_start_cmd], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
                 else:
                     logging.info("waiting for monitor interface %s ...", mon_iface)
                     time.sleep(1)