diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 6b7bacf..04341b0 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ sudo make install
 # KRunner needs to be restarted for the changes to be applied
 if pgrep -x krunner > /dev/null
 then
-    killall krunner
+    kquitapp"$krunner_version" krunner
 fi
 
-
-echo "Installation finished !";
+echo "Installation finished!";
diff --git a/uninstall.sh b/uninstall.sh
index 617fba4..f1bdde3 100755
--- a/uninstall.sh
+++ b/uninstall.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 set -e
 cd build
+sudo make uninstall
 
-xargs echo "Uninstalling files: " < install_manifest.txt
-xargs sudo rm < install_manifest.txt
-
+# KRunner needs to be restarted for the changes to be applied
+krunner_version=$(krunner --version | grep -oP "(?<=krunner )\d+")
 if pgrep -x krunner > /dev/null
 then
-    kquitapp5 krunner
+    kquitapp"$krunner_version" krunner
 fi