diff --git a/modules/desktop/submodules/picom.nix b/modules/desktop/submodules/picom.nix
index cf6d7706..e24a47d4 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/submodules/picom.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/submodules/picom.nix
@@ -23,13 +23,10 @@ with lib;
           done
         '';
         postStop = "systemctl --user start picom.service";
+        startAt = "*-*-* *:*:00";
 
         serviceConfig.ExecCondition = "${pkgs.toybox}/bin/pgrep --ignore-case steam";
       };
-      timers.${guardName} = {
-        wantedBy = [ "${guardName}.service" ];
-        timerConfig.OnActiveSec = "1m";
-      };
     };
 
     services.picom = {