diff --git a/compton_toggle b/compton_toggle
index 72d3f36..7abaf99 100755
--- a/compton_toggle
+++ b/compton_toggle
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ if [[ -r $pidfile ]]; then
 fi
 
 if [[ -e $nvidia_dev ]]; then
-	vsync_backend='opengl'
+	vsync_backend=
 else
-	vsync_backend='drm'
+	vsync_backend=('--vsync' 'drm')
 fi
-compton --vsync $vsync_backend -cGC -t-5 -l-5 -r4 -o.55 -m.9 &
+compton $vsync_backend[@] -cGC -t-5 -l-5 -r4 -o.55 -m.9 &
 pid=$!
 if [[ -n $pid ]]; then
 	printf '%s' $pid > $pidfile