diff --git a/config/ags/config.js b/config/ags/config.js
index 7b17ac8..7b1ec4b 100644
--- a/config/ags/config.js
+++ b/config/ags/config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { exec } from 'resource:///com/github/Aylur/ags/utils.js';
+import { exec, execAsync } from 'resource:///com/github/Aylur/ags/utils.js';
 import { Powermenu } from './js/powermenu.js';
 import { Bar } from './js/bar/main.js';
 import { NotificationCenter } from './js/notifications/center.js';
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const css = ags.App.configDir + '/style.css';
 
 exec(`sassc ${scss} ${css}`);
 
-exec(`bash -c "$AGS_PATH/startup.sh"`);
+execAsync(['bash', '-c', '$AGS_PATH/startup.sh']).catch(print);
 
 export default {
   style: css,
diff --git a/config/ags/js/bar/brightness.js b/config/ags/js/bar/brightness.js
index 4c1a007..fabbeba 100644
--- a/config/ags/js/bar/brightness.js
+++ b/config/ags/js/bar/brightness.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-const { Label, Icon, Stack, ProgressBar, Overlay, Box } = ags.Widget;
-const { exec } = ags.Utils;
+const { ProgressBar, Overlay, Box } = ags.Widget;
+const { execAsync } = ags.Utils;
 import { Separator } from '../misc/separator.js';
 import { Heart }     from './heart.js';
 
@@ -11,14 +11,16 @@ export const Brightness = Overlay({
     className: 'toggle-off brightness',
     connections: [
       [200, progress => {
-        let br = exec('brightnessctl get') / 255;
-        if (br > 0.33) {
-          progress.value = br;
-        }
-        else {
-          progress.value = 0.33;
-        }
-      }]
+        execAsync('brightnessctl get').then(out => {
+          let br = out / 255;
+          if (br > 0.33) {
+            progress.value = br;
+          }
+          else {
+            progress.value = 0.33;
+          }
+        }).catch(print);
+      }],
     ],
   }),
   overlays: [
diff --git a/config/ags/js/bar/heart.js b/config/ags/js/bar/heart.js
index 15f3f12..27be3f5 100644
--- a/config/ags/js/bar/heart.js
+++ b/config/ags/js/bar/heart.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const { Box, Label } = ags.Widget;
-const { subprocess, exec } = ags.Utils;
+const { subprocess, execAsync } = ags.Utils;
 const deflisten = subprocess;
 
 import { EventBox } from '../misc/cursorbox.js';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ deflisten(
 export const Heart = EventBox({
   halign: 'center',
   onPrimaryClickRelease: () => {
-    exec("bash -c '$AGS_PATH/heart.sh toggle'");
+    execAsync(['bash', '-c', '$AGS_PATH/heart.sh toggle']).catch(print);
   },
   child: Box({
     className: 'heart-toggle',
diff --git a/config/ags/js/bar/osk-toggle.js b/config/ags/js/bar/osk-toggle.js
index c29cbdc..0cb8b9b 100644
--- a/config/ags/js/bar/osk-toggle.js
+++ b/config/ags/js/bar/osk-toggle.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const { Box, Label } = ags.Widget;
-const { subprocess, exec } = ags.Utils;
+const { subprocess } = ags.Utils;
 const deflisten = subprocess;
 
 import { EventBox } from '../misc/cursorbox.js';
diff --git a/config/ags/js/quick-settings/slider-box.js b/config/ags/js/quick-settings/slider-box.js
index 63c635d..57b9043 100644
--- a/config/ags/js/quick-settings/slider-box.js
+++ b/config/ags/js/quick-settings/slider-box.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-const { Box, Slider, Label, Icon, EventBox } = ags.Widget;
+const { Box, Slider, Icon, EventBox } = ags.Widget;
 const { Audio } = ags.Service;
-const { exec } = ags.Utils;
+const { execAsync } = ags.Utils;
 
 const items = {
   101: 'audio-volume-overamplified-symbolic',
@@ -10,18 +10,6 @@ const items = {
   0: 'audio-volume-muted-symbolic',
 };
 
-let throttleTimer;
-
-const throttle = (callback, time) => {
-  if (throttleTimer) return;
-    throttleTimer = true;
-    setTimeout(() => {
-        callback();
-        throttleTimer = false;
-    }, time);
-}
-
-
 export const SliderBox = Box({
   className: 'slider-box',
   vertical: true,
@@ -84,11 +72,11 @@ export const SliderBox = Box({
               ['canChange', true],
             ],
             onChange: ({ value }) => {
-              throttle(() => exec('brightnessctl set ' + value + ' %'), 20);
+              execAsync(`brightnessctl set ${value}`).catch(print);
             },
             connections: [[1000, slider => {
               if (slider._canChange) {
-                slider.value = exec('brightnessctl get');
+                execAsync('brightnessctl get').then(out => slider.value = out).catch(print);
               }
             }]],
             min: 0,