diff --git a/src/sh/mpv.sh b/src/sh/mpv.sh
index f97d7b4..b7a363e 100644
--- a/src/sh/mpv.sh
+++ b/src/sh/mpv.sh
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ mpv_quit() {
 # Start an mpv instance and bind it to the socket `MPV_SOCKET`
 mpv_start() {
   MPV_SOCKET="$(mktemp --suffix=.sock)"
+  export MPV_SOCKET
   trap 'mpv_quit >/dev/null; rm -f "$MPV_SOCKET"' EXIT INT
-  $MPV --no-config --no-terminal --input-ipc-server="$MPV_SOCKET" --idle --no-osc --no-input-default-bindings &
+  nohup $MPV --no-config --no-terminal --input-ipc-server="$MPV_SOCKET" --idle --no-osc --no-input-default-bindings >/dev/null 2&>1 &
 }
 
 # Play the track at the specified index in the playlist