diff --git a/lib/XMonad/Internal/Shell.hs b/lib/XMonad/Internal/Shell.hs
index 1434643..b198115 100644
--- a/lib/XMonad/Internal/Shell.hs
+++ b/lib/XMonad/Internal/Shell.hs
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ soundDir = "sound"
 spawnSound :: FilePath -> X ()
 spawnSound file = do
   path <- (</> soundDir </> file) <$> getXMonadDir
-  spawnCmd "aplay" [path]
+  -- paplay seems to have less latency than aplay
+  spawnCmd "paplay" [path]
 
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