diff --git a/src/systray/systraybar.c b/src/systray/systraybar.c
index e630185..201b933 100644
--- a/src/systray/systraybar.c
+++ b/src/systray/systraybar.c
@@ -1189,6 +1189,16 @@ void systray_render_icon_from_image(TrayWindow *traywin)
 	if (!traywin->image)
 		return;
 	imlib_context_set_image(traywin->image);
+	XCopyArea(server.display,
+			  render_background,
+			  systray.area.pix,
+			  server.gc,
+			  traywin->x - systray.area.posx,
+			  traywin->y - systray.area.posy,
+			  traywin->width,
+			  traywin->height,
+			  traywin->x - systray.area.posx,
+			  traywin->y - systray.area.posy);
 	render_image(systray.area.pix, traywin->x - systray.area.posx, traywin->y - systray.area.posy);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/util/timer.c b/src/util/timer.c
index afe986c..f8e39ce 100644
--- a/src/util/timer.c
+++ b/src/util/timer.c
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ void cleanup_timeout()
 
 timeout *add_timeout(int value_msec, int interval_msec, void (*_callback)(void *), void *arg, timeout **self)
 {
+	if (self && *self)
+		return *self;
 	timeout *t = calloc(1, sizeof(timeout));
 	t->self = self;
 	add_timeout_intern(value_msec, interval_msec, _callback, arg, t);