diff --git a/i3/.config/i3/config b/i3/.config/i3/config
index 3f5e0be..7fba13c 100644
--- a/i3/.config/i3/config
+++ b/i3/.config/i3/config
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ font pango:VictorMonoNerdFont SemiBold 12
 ###################################
 
 # start compositor and polybar, etc.
-exec --no-startup-id picom
+exec --no-startup-id picom -b
 
 # clean up and start polybar
 exec_always --no-startup-id killall polybar
diff --git a/picom/.config/picom.conf b/picom/.config/picom.conf
index 2204bcf..052409d 100644
--- a/picom/.config/picom.conf
+++ b/picom/.config/picom.conf
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ rounded-corners-exclude = [
 ];
 
 # general
+backend = "xrender";
+vsync = true;
 use-damage = true;
 xrender-sync = true;
 xrender-sync-fence = true;
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