diff --git a/bin/xsettingsd-setup b/bin/xsettingsd-setup
index 638470c..9da0e0b 100755
--- a/bin/xsettingsd-setup
+++ b/bin/xsettingsd-setup
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ echo "using ${dpi}dpi" >&2
     echo Xft.rgba: $( [ $dpi -gt 144 ] && echo none || echo rgb )
 } | xrdb -merge
 
-# X server update
+# X server update (+ trigger update)
+xrandr --dpi $((dpi-1))
 xrandr --dpi $dpi
 
 # Build xsettingsd