diff -upr compiz-0.8.8-orig/src/main.c compiz-0.8.8/src/main.c
--- compiz-0.8.8-orig/src/main.c	2013-05-09 19:35:11.326618000 +0200
+++ compiz-0.8.8/src/main.c	2013-05-09 19:50:49.446073959 +0200
@@ -394,6 +394,12 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	}
     }
 
+    if (!clientId)
+    {
+      clientId = getenv ("DESKTOP_AUTOSTART_ID");
+    }
+ 
+
     if (refreshRateArg)
     {
 	ctx.refreshRateData = malloc (strlen (refreshRateArg) + 256);