diff --git a/swayidle-lock-screen b/swayidle-lock-screen
index 3c74fea..9e22b0c 100755
--- a/swayidle-lock-screen
+++ b/swayidle-lock-screen
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function run {
                      resume "${(q)ENABLE_DISPLAYS} {$ignored_args}" &
             swayidle_pid="${!}"
         else
-            swayidle -w -C /dev/null timeout 15 "systemctl sleep" &
+            swayidle -w -C /dev/null timeout 15 "systemctl suspend" &
             swayidle_pid="${!}"
         fi
         swaylock ${empty_flag} ${img_flags}