diff --git a/de/xinitrc b/de/xinitrc
index f2e81c1..792a474 100644
--- a/de/xinitrc
+++ b/de/xinitrc
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ fi
 
 [[ -f ~/.Xmodmap ]] && xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap
 
-if command -v redshift >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-	redshift &
-fi
-
 pulseaudio --start &
 
 # fire up wm
diff --git a/de/xprofile b/de/xprofile
index 7da26ad..6b0822f 100644
--- a/de/xprofile
+++ b/de/xprofile
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ if command -v xss-lock >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	fi
 fi
 
+if command -v redshift >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	redshift &
+fi
+
 if [ -d "/usr/lib/nvidia" ]; then
 	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/nvidia
 fi