diff --git a/src/event_reader.rs b/src/event_reader.rs
index 652ee25..1086def 100644
--- a/src/event_reader.rs
+++ b/src/event_reader.rs
@@ -262,14 +262,14 @@ impl EventReader {
             }
         } else if let Some(command_hashmap) = path.combinations.keys_sh.get(&Key(event.code())) {
             if let Some(command_list) = command_hashmap.get(&modifiers) {
-                self.spawn_subprocess(command_list).await;
+                if event.value() == 1 {self.spawn_subprocess(command_list).await};
                 return
             }
         }
         if let Some(event_list) = path.bindings.keys.get(&Key(event.code())) {
             self.emit_event(event_list, event.value()).await;
         } else if let Some(command_list) = path.bindings.keys_sh.get(&Key(event.code())) {
-            self.spawn_subprocess(command_list).await;
+            if event.value() == 1 {self.spawn_subprocess(command_list).await};
         } else {
             self.emit_default_event(event).await;
         }
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ impl EventReader {
             }
         } else if let Some(command_hashmap) = path.combinations.axis_sh.get(event_string) {
             if let Some(command_list) = command_hashmap.get(&modifiers) {
-                self.spawn_subprocess(command_list).await;
+                if event.value() == 1 {self.spawn_subprocess(command_list).await};
                 return
             }
         }
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ impl EventReader {
                 self.emit_event_without_modifiers(event_list, &modifiers, 0).await;
             }
         } else if let Some(command_list) = path.bindings.axis_sh.get(event_string) {
-            self.spawn_subprocess(command_list).await;
+            if event.value() == 1 {self.spawn_subprocess(command_list).await};
         } else {
             self.emit_default_event(event).await;
         }