diff --git a/xfce/setup.sh b/xfce/setup.sh
index 6b84b8d..f638816 100755
--- a/xfce/setup.sh
+++ b/xfce/setup.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ ln -sf $SCRIPT_DIR/gtk.css $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gtk-3.0/gtk.css
 # Symlink xfce4-panel.xml to $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-panel.xml
 echo
 echo "Symlinking $SCRIPT_DIR/xfce4-panel.xml to $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-panel.xml"
+# Turn off the panel
+xfce4-panel --quit
 ln -sf $SCRIPT_DIR/xfce4-panel.xml $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-panel.xml
+xfce4-panel &
 
 # Enable the screensaver and set to a timeout of 14 minutes
 echo