diff --git a/hands/Sources/byre-hands/Server.swift b/hands/Sources/byre-hands/Server.swift
index d93de66..8e15061 100644
--- a/hands/Sources/byre-hands/Server.swift
+++ b/hands/Sources/byre-hands/Server.swift
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ let stdoutLock = NSLock()
 struct Server {
     static func main() {
         _ = NSApplication.shared
+        NSApp.setActivationPolicy(.prohibited)
         AXUIElementSetMessagingTimeout(AXUIElementCreateSystemWide(), 3)
         Thread.detachNewThread {
             let inFlight = DispatchGroup()