diff --git a/src/components/applications.c b/src/components/applications.c
index d9470e4..2b741db 100644
--- a/src/components/applications.c
+++ b/src/components/applications.c
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ int CALLBACK cursorLockApplications(void *parameters)
     while (*(args->clipRunning))
     {
         HANDLE mutex = CreateMutex(NULL, FALSE, APPLICATION_MUTEX_NAME);
+        WaitForSingleObject(mutex, INFINITE);
+
         for (int i = 0; i < args->applicationList->count; i++)
         {
             APPLICATION_SETTINGS application = args->applicationList->applications[i];