diff --git a/archlabs-installer b/archlabs-installer
index 352778c..e7b39c3 100755
--- a/archlabs-installer
+++ b/archlabs-installer
@@ -1483,8 +1483,15 @@ install_user()
 
 	[[ $INSTALL_WMS == *dwm* ]] && install_suckless
 	[[ $INSTALL_WMS == *awesome* ]] && install_awesome
-	[[ $LOGIN_WM =~ (startkde|gnome-session) ]] && sed -i '/super/d' $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xprofile /root/.xprofile
-
+	
+	# remove some commands from ~/.xprofile when using KDE or Gnome as the login session
+	if [[ $LOGIN_WM =~ (startkde|gnome-session) ]]; then
+		sed -i '/super/d' $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xprofile $MNT/root/.xprofile
+		sed -i '/nitrogen/d' $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xprofile $MNT/root/.xprofile
+		sed -i '/al-compositor/d' $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xprofile $MNT/root/.xprofile
+		sed -i '/compton/d' $MNT/home/$NEWUSER/.xprofile $MNT/root/.xprofile
+	fi
+	
 	return 0
 }