diff --git a/src/Window.cpp b/src/Window.cpp
index bcb30fe..888b6df 100644
--- a/src/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/Window.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ void Window::set_main_widget(std::shared_ptr<Widget> main_widget) {
 
 bool Window::spawn_window() {
     Display *dsp = XOpenDisplay(NULL);
+    XSynchronize(dsp, False);
     if (dsp == NULL) {
         std::cerr << "error: XOpenDisplay(NULL)" << "\n";
         return false;