diff --git a/rc/start.lua b/rc/start.lua
index 5f47cd5..8a2897d 100644
--- a/rc/start.lua
+++ b/rc/start.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- Spawn a composoting manager
-awful.util.spawn("compton --backend glx --xrender-sync --xrender-sync-fence --vsync opengl-swc", false)
+awful.util.spawn("compton --backend glx --xrender-sync --xrender-sync-fence --vsync opengl-swc --paint-on-overlay", false)
 
 -- Start idempotent commands
 local execute = {