diff --git a/dot_dotfiles/i3/config b/dot_dotfiles/i3/config
index 59e0599..0d2be19 100644
--- a/dot_dotfiles/i3/config
+++ b/dot_dotfiles/i3/config
@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ exec --no-startup-id xfce4-power-manager
 # load the wallpaper
 exec_always --no-startup-id sh ~/.fehbg 
 
-# start compton: compositor that allows, for example, transparency
-exec --no-startup-id compton 
+# start picom: compositor that allows, for example, transparency
+exec --no-startup-id picom --experimental-backends
 
 # start greenclip, this somehow fails to start at launch (sometimes?)
 exec --no-startup-id systemctl --user start greenclip