diff --git a/scripts/mzteinit/src/env.zig b/scripts/mzteinit/src/env.zig
index 13103e3..d580b6c 100644
--- a/scripts/mzteinit/src/env.zig
+++ b/scripts/mzteinit/src/env.zig
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ pub fn populateEnvironment(env: *std.process.EnvMap) !bool {
         // racket bins
         racket: {
             try msg("acquiring racket binary path...", .{});
-            const res = std.ChildProcess.exec(.{
+            const res = std.process.Child.run(.{
                 .allocator = alloc,
                 .argv = &.{
                     "racket",
diff --git a/scripts/randomwallpaper/src/main.zig b/scripts/randomwallpaper/src/main.zig
index f999402..2a9cbb0 100644
--- a/scripts/randomwallpaper/src/main.zig
+++ b/scripts/randomwallpaper/src/main.zig
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ fn walkLocalWps(walker: *Walker, home_s: []const u8) !void {
 }
 
 fn setWallpapersSwww(alloc: std.mem.Allocator, wps: []const []const u8) !u8 {
-    const exec_res = try std.process.Child.exec(.{
+    const exec_res = try std.process.Child.run(.{
         .allocator = alloc,
         .argv = &.{ "swww", "query" },
     });