diff --git a/scripts/typstwatch.sh b/scripts/typstwatch.sh
index 56f1ed1..75be955 100755
--- a/scripts/typstwatch.sh
+++ b/scripts/typstwatch.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ trap 'kill $(jobs -p); rm "$tmpf"' EXIT
 
 typst watch "$1" "$tmpf" "${@:2}" &
 
-while [ ! -f "$tmpf" ]; do sleep 1; done
+ # Without this, zathura may try to open a half-written file. This is a hack, but I don't know of a
+ # better approach.
+sleep 1
 
 zathura "$tmpf"