diff --git a/gnome-screencast.c b/gnome-screencast.c
index d9f846a..e231708 100644
--- a/gnome-screencast.c
+++ b/gnome-screencast.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static void start(data_t* data)
 	}
 
 	g_autofree gchar* variant_string = g_strdup_printf(
-		"{'draw-cursor' : <%s>, 'framerate' : <%lld>, 'pipeline' : <'queue ! gdppay ! shmsink perms=384 socket-path=\"%s\" wait-for-connection=false sync=false'>}",
+		"{'draw-cursor' : <%s>, 'framerate' : <%lld>, 'pipeline' : <'queue leaky=downstream ! gdppay ! shmsink perms=384 socket-path=\"%s\" sync=false'>}",
 		obs_data_get_bool(data->settings, "show_cursor") ? "true" : "false",
 		obs_data_get_int(data->settings, "frame_rate"),
 		obs_data_get_string(data->settings, "shm_socket"));