diff --git a/swaybg/CMakeLists.txt b/swaybg/CMakeLists.txt
index 8da31faa..5a46ffb8 100644
--- a/swaybg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/swaybg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ add_executable(swaybg
   ${common}
 )
 
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(swaybg ${WAYLAND_CLIENT_LIBRARIES} ${CAIRO_LIBRARIES} ${PANGO_LIBRARIES})
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(swaybg ${WAYLAND_CLIENT_LIBRARIES} ${CAIRO_LIBRARIES} ${PANGO_LIBRARIES} -lm)
 
 install(
   TARGETS   swaybg
diff --git a/swaybg/main.c b/swaybg/main.c
index 5ceb94bc..af0a1b27 100644
--- a/swaybg/main.c
+++ b/swaybg/main.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <wayland-client.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #include "client.h"
 #include "log.h"
 
@@ -17,18 +18,28 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
 	uint8_t r = 0, g = 0, b = 0;
 
+	long last_ms = 0;
 	int rs;
 	do {
-		if (!client_prerender(state)) continue;
+		struct timespec spec;
+		clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &spec);
+		long ms = round(spec.tv_nsec / 1.0e6);
+
 		cairo_set_source_rgb(state->cairo, r, g, b);
 		cairo_rectangle(state->cairo, 0, 0, 100, 100);
 		cairo_fill(state->cairo);
 
 		rs = client_render(state);
 
-		if (rs == 1) {
-			sway_log(L_INFO, "rendering %d %d %d", r, g, b);
-			r++; g++; b++;
+		if (ms - last_ms > 100) {
+			r++;
+			if (r == 0) {
+				g++;
+				if (g == 0) {
+					b++;
+				}
+			}
+			ms = last_ms;
 		}
 	} while (rs);
 
diff --git a/wayland/client.c b/wayland/client.c
index 5c5c0751..fcbba885 100644
--- a/wayland/client.c
+++ b/wayland/client.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static int create_pool_file(size_t size) {
 
     if (fd < 0) {
         return -1;
-	}
+    }
 
     if (ftruncate(fd, size) < 0) {
         close(fd);
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ struct buffer *create_buffer(struct client_state *state,
 	void *data = mmap(NULL, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
 	buf->pool = wl_shm_create_pool(state->shm, fd, size);
 	buf->buffer = wl_shm_pool_create_buffer(buf->pool, 0, width, height, stride, format);
+	wl_shm_pool_destroy(buf->pool);
+	close(fd);
+	fd = -1;
 
 	state->cairo_surface = cairo_image_surface_create_for_data(data, CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32, width, height, stride);
 	state->cairo = cairo_create(state->cairo_surface);
@@ -175,22 +178,21 @@ struct client_state *client_setup(void) {
 	return state;
 }
 
-int client_prerender(struct client_state *state) {
-	wl_display_dispatch_pending(state->display);
-	wl_display_flush(state->display);
-	return 1;
-}
-
 int client_render(struct client_state *state) {
-	if (state->frame_cb) {
+	if (state->frame_cb || state->busy) {
 		return 2;
 	}
+	sway_log(L_INFO, "Rendering");
+
 	state->frame_cb = wl_surface_frame(state->surface);
 	wl_callback_add_listener(state->frame_cb, &listener, state);
-	wl_surface_damage(state->surface, 0, 0, 100, 100);
+
+	wl_surface_damage(state->surface, 0, 0, state->buffer->width, state->buffer->height);
 	wl_surface_attach(state->surface, state->buffer->buffer, 0, 0);
 	wl_surface_commit(state->surface);
+
 	state->busy = true;
+
 	return wl_display_dispatch(state->display) != -1;
 }