diff --git a/bin/initDesktop b/bin/initDesktop
index c13b4a3..3f5806b 100755
--- a/bin/initDesktop
+++ b/bin/initDesktop
@@ -56,9 +56,11 @@ function log(){
 
 function gnome_config(){
     new_log "Setting my default gnome bindings"
+    log "WARNING! All running firefox instances will be killed"
     if asktobreak; then
         return
     fi
+    killall firefox
     log "Launching firefox to install GNOME Extetions"
     firefox https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1031/topicons/
     firefox https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/600/launch-new-instance/
@@ -95,15 +97,6 @@ show-panel=false
 thumbnails-on-left-side=false
 show-thumbnails-slider=false
 EOF
-#    log "setting custom keybindings"
-#    local KEY_PATH="/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings"
-#    local CMD="gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:$KEY_PATH"
-#    gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys custom-keybindings "['$KEY_PATH/custom0/']"
-#
-#    # Open Terminator
-#    $CMD/custom0/ name "Open Terminator"
-#    $CMD/custom0/ command "terminator"
-#    $CMD/custom0/ binding "<Primary><Alt>Return"
 
 }
 
@@ -148,11 +141,13 @@ function firefox_config(){
     new_log "Installing firefox addons"
     if [[ ! -f "$HOME/bin/install_firefox_addon" ]];then
         printf "install firefox addon script not found, run dotfile sync first"
-    fi 
+    fi
+    log "WARNING! all running firefox instances will be killed"
     if asktobreak;then
         return
     fi
-    exec $HOME/bin/install_firefox_addon
+    killall firefox
+    $HOME/bin/install_firefox_addon
 }
 
 #initialize all options