diff --git a/source/view.c b/source/view.c
index c27def7c..938c4941 100644
--- a/source/view.c
+++ b/source/view.c
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ static void rofi_view_setup_fake_transparency ( void )
          * Select Background to use for fake transparency.
          * Current options: 'screenshot','background'
          */
+        TICK_N("Fake start");
         if ( g_strcmp0 ( config.fake_background, "screenshot" ) == 0 ) {
             s = cairo_xcb_surface_create ( xcb->connection,
                                            xcb_stuff_get_root_window ( xcb ),
@@ -488,12 +489,16 @@ static void rofi_view_setup_fake_transparency ( void )
         }
         else {
             char *fpath = rofi_expand_path ( config.fake_background );
+            g_log(LOG_DOMAIN, G_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, "Opening %s to use as background.", fpath);
             s                     = cairo_image_surface_create_from_png ( fpath );
             CacheState.fake_bgrel = TRUE;
             g_free ( fpath );
         }
+        TICK_N("Get surface.");
         if ( s != NULL ) {
             if ( cairo_surface_status ( s ) != CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS ) {
+                g_log( LOG_DOMAIN, G_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, "Failed to open surface fake background: %s",
+                            cairo_status_to_string ( cairo_surface_status ( s ) ));
                 cairo_surface_destroy ( s );
                 s = NULL;
             }
@@ -738,21 +743,19 @@ void rofi_view_update ( RofiViewState *state )
     TICK ();
     cairo_t *d = CacheState.edit_draw;
     cairo_set_operator ( d, CAIRO_OPERATOR_SOURCE );
-    if ( config.fake_transparency ) {
-        if ( CacheState.fake_bg != NULL ) {
-            if ( CacheState.fake_bgrel ) {
-                cairo_set_source_surface ( d, CacheState.fake_bg, 0.0, 0.0 );
-            }
-            else {
-                cairo_set_source_surface ( d, CacheState.fake_bg,
-                                           -(double) ( state->x - CacheState.mon.x ),
-                                           -(double) ( state->y - CacheState.mon.y ) );
-            }
-            cairo_paint ( d );
-            cairo_set_operator ( d, CAIRO_OPERATOR_OVER );
-            color_background ( d );
-            cairo_paint ( d );
+    if ( config.fake_transparency && CacheState.fake_bg != NULL ) {
+        if ( CacheState.fake_bgrel ) {
+            cairo_set_source_surface ( d, CacheState.fake_bg, 0.0, 0.0 );
         }
+        else {
+            cairo_set_source_surface ( d, CacheState.fake_bg,
+                    -(double) ( state->x - CacheState.mon.x ),
+                    -(double) ( state->y - CacheState.mon.y ) );
+        }
+        cairo_paint ( d );
+        cairo_set_operator ( d, CAIRO_OPERATOR_OVER );
+        color_background ( d );
+        cairo_paint ( d );
     }
     else {
         // Paint the background.