diff --git a/bspwm-home/.config/bspwm/bspwmrc b/bspwm-home/.config/bspwm/bspwmrc
index 1da5d596..3fb0fce7 100755
--- a/bspwm-home/.config/bspwm/bspwmrc
+++ b/bspwm-home/.config/bspwm/bspwmrc
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ nitrogen --restore &
 # launch compton
 al-compositor --start &
 
-# xfce settings
-xfsettingsd &
+# xfce settings, commented out due to issues
+# see: https://bitbucket.org/archlabslinux/skel/issues/1/bspwm-not-working-properly-with
+# xfsettingsd &
 
 # panel
 al-polybar-session &