diff --git a/xinitrc.txt b/xinitrc.txt
index 7f789ae9..a886349f 100644
--- a/xinitrc.txt
+++ b/xinitrc.txt
@@ -25,13 +25,16 @@ if [ -f "$usermodmap" ]; then
 fi
 
 # start some nice programs
-if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ] ; then
- for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/?*.sh ; do
-  [ -x "$f" ] && . "$f"
- done
- unset f
+if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ]; then
+    for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/?*.sh; do
+        [ -x "$f" ] && . "$f"
+    done
+    unset f
 fi
 
+# force XDG_SESSION_TYPE to be x11
+export XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
+
 # Start compositor
 # picom blah blah ...
 
@@ -71,5 +74,5 @@ espanso start --unmanaged &
 # exec i3
 
 # Start bspwm
-pgrep -x sxhkd > /dev/null || sxhkd -c /home/brian/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc &
+pgrep -x sxhkd >/dev/null || sxhkd -c /home/brian/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc &
 exec bspwm -c /home/brian/.config/bspwm/bspwmrc