diff --git a/bin/omarchy-system-lock b/bin/omarchy-system-lock
index bd30359f..bcad2452 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-system-lock
+++ b/bin/omarchy-system-lock
@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@ omarchy-shell lock lock >/dev/null
 # Set keyboard layout to default (first layout)
 hyprctl switchxkblayout all 0 > /dev/null 2>&1
 
-# Ensure 1password is locked
-if pgrep -x "1password" >/dev/null; then
-  1password --lock &
+# Ensure 1password is locked. Use timeout because `1password --lock` can
+# otherwise leave a full Electron helper tree running after each lock.
+if pgrep -x "1password" >/dev/null && command -v 1password >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  (
+    flock -n 9 || exit 0
+    timeout --kill-after=1s 3s 1password --lock >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  ) 9>"${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-/tmp}/omarchy-1password-lock.lock" &
 fi
 
 # Avoid running screensaver when locked