diff --git a/src/main/patcher.ts b/src/main/patcher.ts
index f0e3c3ab4..a3725ef9b 100644
--- a/src/main/patcher.ts
+++ b/src/main/patcher.ts
@@ -140,8 +140,14 @@ if (!IS_VANILLA) {
         return originalAppend.apply(this, args);
     };
 
+    // disable renderer backgrounding to prevent the app from unloading when in the background
+    // https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/2822
+    // https://github.com/GoogleChrome/chrome-launcher/blob/5a27dd574d47a75fec0fb50f7b774ebf8a9791ba/docs/chrome-flags-for-tools.md#task-throttling
     // Work around discord unloading when in background
+    // Discord also recently started adding these flags but only on windows for some reason dunno why, it happens on Linux too
     app.commandLine.appendSwitch("disable-renderer-backgrounding");
+    app.commandLine.appendSwitch("disable-background-timer-throttling");
+    app.commandLine.appendSwitch("disable-backgrounding-occluded-windows");
 } else {
     console.log("[Vencord] Running in vanilla mode. Not loading Vencord");
 }