diff --git a/backends/x/x.go b/backends/x/x.go
index 12513c7..f22eb0f 100644
--- a/backends/x/x.go
+++ b/backends/x/x.go
@@ -100,13 +100,16 @@ func (backend *Backend) Draw () {
 
 	if boundsChanged {
 		backend.reallocateCanvas()
+		backend.drawCells(true)
+		backend.canvas.XDraw()
+		backend.canvas.XPaint(backend.window.Id)
+	} else {
+		// backend.drawCells(false)
+		// backend.canvas.XDraw()
+		// backend.canvas.XPaint(backend.window.Id)
+		// FIXME use this instead once it works
+		backend.updateWindowAreas(backend.drawCells(false)...)
 	}
-	
-	backend.drawCells(true)
-	backend.canvas.XDraw()
-	backend.canvas.XPaint(backend.window.Id)
-	// FIXME use this instead once it works
-	// backend.updateWindowAreas(...)
 }
 
 func (backend *Backend) SetTitle (title string) (err error) {
@@ -251,7 +254,8 @@ func (backend *Backend) drawCells (forceRedraw bool) (areas []image.Rectangle) {
 		cell := backend.application.Cell(x, y)
 		content := cell.Rune()
 		if content < 32 { continue }
-		
+
+		areas = append(areas, backend.boundsOfCell(x, y))
 		backend.drawRune(x, y, content)
 	}}
 	return