diff --git a/i3/i3.dotfile/config b/i3/i3.dotfile/config
index c955f45..1f11052 100644
--- a/i3/i3.dotfile/config
+++ b/i3/i3.dotfile/config
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ bar {
 exec --no-startup-id compton -b --vsync opengl-swc --backend glx --config /dev/null
 exec --no-startup-id feh --bg-scale /home/ian/Pictures/Wallpapers/wallpaper.jpg
 exec --no-startup-id seafile-applet
+exec --no-startup-id xrdb -merge ~/.Xdefaults
 
 bindsym $mod+u exec setxkbmap us
 bindsym $mod+c exec setxkbmap us -variant colemak