diff --git a/.xinitrc b/.xinitrc
index 98c5582..9a20d3d 100755
--- a/.xinitrc
+++ b/.xinitrc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ hash xcompmgr 2>/dev/null && xcompmgr &
 hash xscreensaver 2>/dev/null && xscreensaver -no-splash &
 hash gpg-agent 2>/dev/null && eval $(gpg-agent --daemon --enable-ssh-support --write-env-file "${HOME}/.gpg-agent-info")
 
-DEFAULT_SESSION=awesome
+DEFAULT_SESSION=qtile
 [[ ":$PATH:" == *":$HOME/bin:"* ]] || export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
 
 case "$1" in