diff --git a/Slax/debian/modules/03-desktop/rootcopy/root/.fluxbox/startup b/Slax/debian/modules/03-desktop/rootcopy/root/.fluxbox/startup
index 122e973..1bf9504 100644
--- a/Slax/debian/modules/03-desktop/rootcopy/root/.fluxbox/startup
+++ b/Slax/debian/modules/03-desktop/rootcopy/root/.fluxbox/startup
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
     fbautostart
 fi
 
-# Slax-local change:
 # We need to postpone compton after fluxbox starts, else it won't set
 # the transparency of toolbar properly... So we check the fehbg file,
 # which is created by fluxbox at the phase when it sets background.
@@ -56,21 +55,25 @@ SIGNALFILE=~/.fehbg
 rm -f $SIGNALFILE
 (
    while [ ! -e $SIGNALFILE ]; do
-      sleep 0.05
+      sleep 0.1
    done
    compton --sw-opti -e 0.9 --fade-exclude 'role*="fluxbox-toolbar"' --opacity-rule '70:role*="fluxbox-toolbar"' --no-fading-destroyed-argb -D 5 -c -f -l -2 -t -2 -r 0 -o 1 -z --shadow-exclude 'bounding_shaped' &
 ) &
 
-# Use sleep to enforce icon order
+# We want to run systrayicon only after the volumeicon is started
+# So we have to wait until it is visible to xwinfo
 (
    # volume icon in system tray
    volumeicon &
-   sleep 1
+   while ! xwininfo -name volumeicon >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; do
+      sleep 0.1
+   done
    # system shutdown/logout icon in system tray
    systrayicon --command fblogout --iconfile /usr/share/icons/locolor/16x16/actions/system-shutdown-symbolic.png &
 ) &
 
-# wait for the sound
+# In all cases, wait for the sound sleeper.
+# If startup took longer (sound completed already), no extra wait
 wait $SOUNDPID
 
 # And last but not least we start fluxbox.