diff --git a/rc/start.lua b/rc/start.lua
index 0d0af07..f528a0f 100644
--- a/rc/start.lua
+++ b/rc/start.lua
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ if xrandr[config.hostname] then
 end
 
 -- Spawn a composoting manager
-awful.util.spawn("xcompmgr", false)
+awful.util.spawn("compton", false)
+awful.util.spawn("xcompmgr", false) -- Will fail if compton has been started
 
 -- Start idempotent commands
 local execute = {