diff --git a/smother.py b/smother.py
index ecf8131..5ed1095 100755
--- a/smother.py
+++ b/smother.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import os
 import yaml
 import time
+import ctypes
 gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
 from threading import Thread
 from gi.repository import Gtk
@@ -146,6 +147,8 @@ def status_check(self):
                 vpnstatus = False
             time.sleep(1)
 
+x11 = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary('libX11.so')
+x11.XInitThreads()
 win = Smother()
 win.connect("destroy", Gtk.main_quit)
 win.show_all()