diff --git a/bin/run-zellij-from-helix b/bin/run-zellij-from-helix
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9ce26c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/run-zellij-from-helix
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+zellij r --name run --close-on-exit --direction down -- ~/.config/bin/run-from-helix
+
+for x in {1..3}
+do
+  zellij action resize decrease
+done
diff --git a/helix/config.toml b/helix/config.toml
index ec02647..cb0c0e2 100644
--- a/helix/config.toml
+++ b/helix/config.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ true-color = true
 "T" = "page_down" # shift+move_visual_line_down is page down
 
 "F8" = ":open ~/.config/bin/run-from-helix"
-"F9" = [":wa", ":sh zellij r --name run --close-on-exit --direction down -- ~/.config/bin/run-from-helix; zellij action resize decrease; zellij action resize decrease; zellij action resize decrease"]
+"F9" = [":wa", ":sh ~/.config/bin/run-zellij-from-helix"]
 
 # these are non-standard changes, original dvorak commented with #x
 
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ true-color = true
 "A-i" = "normal_mode"
 
 "F8" = ":open ~/.config/bin/run-from-helix"
-"F9" = [":wa", ":sh zellij r -f -- ~/.config/bin/run-from-helix"]
+"F9" = ["normal_mode", ":wa", ":sh ~/.config/bin/run-zellij-from-helix"]
 
 # these are non-standard changes, original dvorak commented with #x
 
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ true-color = true
 "A-i" = "normal_mode"
 
 "F8" = ":open ~/.config/bin/run-from-helix"
-"F9" = [":wa", ":sh zellij r -f -- ~/.config/bin/run-from-helix"]
+"F9" = ["normal_mode", ":wa", ":sh ~/.config/bin/run-zellij-from-helix"]
 
 # normal dvorak
 "esc" = "normal_mode" # "esc"