diff --git a/.xmonad/xmonad.hs b/.xmonad/xmonad.hs
index 181584d..99e7268 100644
--- a/.xmonad/xmonad.hs
+++ b/.xmonad/xmonad.hs
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ myStartupHook = do
     spawnOnce "nextcloud &"
     spawnOnce "slack &"
     spawnOnce "todoist &"
+    spownOnce "element-desktop --hidden &"
 
     -- Start trayer last
     spawnOnce "trayer --edge top --align right --widthtype request --padding 6 --SetDockType true --SetPartialStrut true --expand true --monitor 1 --transparent true --alpha 0 --tint 0x121e32  --height 20 &"