diff --git a/awesome/src/theme/user_variables.lua b/awesome/src/theme/user_variables.lua
index 24d7a56..5f4b264 100644
--- a/awesome/src/theme/user_variables.lua
+++ b/awesome/src/theme/user_variables.lua
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ user_vars = {
 
   -- Write the terminal command to start anything here
   autostart = {
-    ""
+    "picom --experimental-backends"
   },
 
   -- Type 'ip a' and check your wlan and ethernet name
diff --git a/awesome/src/widgets/gpu_info.lua b/awesome/src/widgets/gpu_info.lua
index 69b88c9..7bb241a 100644
--- a/awesome/src/widgets/gpu_info.lua
+++ b/awesome/src/widgets/gpu_info.lua
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ return function(widget)
     3,
     function(_, stdout)
       gpu_usage_widget.container.gpu_layout.label.text = stdout:gsub("\n", "") .. "%"
+      awesome.emit_signal("update::gpu_usage_widget", tonumber(stdout))
     end
   )
 
@@ -116,21 +117,29 @@ return function(widget)
       local temp_color
       local temp_num = tonumber(stdout)
 
-      if temp_num < 50 then
+      if temp_num then
+
+        if temp_num < 50 then
+          temp_color = color["Green200"]
+          temp_icon = icon_dir .. "thermometer-low.svg"
+        elseif temp_num >= 50 and temp_num < 80 then
+          temp_color = color["Orange200"]
+          temp_icon = icon_dir .. "thermometer.svg"
+        elseif temp_num >= 80 then
+          temp_color = color["Red200"]
+          temp_icon = icon_dir .. "thermometer-high.svg"
+        end
+      else
+        temp_num = "NaN"
         temp_color = color["Green200"]
         temp_icon = icon_dir .. "thermometer-low.svg"
-      elseif temp_num >= 50 and temp_num < 80 then
-        temp_color = color["Orange200"]
-        temp_icon = icon_dir .. "thermometer.svg"
-      elseif temp_num >= 80 then
-        temp_color = color["Red200"]
-        temp_icon = icon_dir .. "thermometer-high.svg"
       end
-
       Hover_signal(gpu_temp_widget, temp_color, color["Grey900"])
       gpu_temp_widget.container.gpu_layout.icon_margin.icon_layout.icon:set_image(temp_icon)
       gpu_temp_widget:set_bg(temp_color)
       gpu_temp_widget.container.gpu_layout.label.text = tostring(temp_num) .. "°C"
+      awesome.emit_signal("update::gpu_temp_widget", temp_num, temp_icon)
+
     end
   )