diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index e6b05e1..7bf9f1d 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub widget: Widget,
     pub mode: OperationMode,
     pub background: Option<u32>,
-    pub server: bool,
+    pub server: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 impl Config {
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ impl Config {
             widget: widget,
             mode: OperationMode::LayerSurface((1024, 768)),
             background: Some(0xFAFAFAFA),
-            server: false,
+            server: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ impl Config {
                 OperationMode::LayerSurface((1024, 1))
             },
             background: Some(0xFAFAFAFA),
-            server: false,
+            server: None,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a9b3555..a189eba 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ fn main() {
         Err(_) => panic!("configuration file missing"),
     };
 
-    if config.server {
+    if let Some(true) = config.server {
         if let Ok(mut socket) = UnixStream::connect(socket_path.clone()) {
             socket.write_all(b"kill\n").unwrap();
             return;