diff --git a/bin/xss-lock b/bin/xss-lock
index cdb2648..c49e0ec 100755
--- a/bin/xss-lock
+++ b/bin/xss-lock
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ case "$1" in
         trap 'exit 0' TERM INT
         trap "xbacklight -steps 1 -set $(xbacklight -get); kill %%" EXIT
         min_brightness=0
-        fade_time=$(($notify * 1000))
+        fade_time=$(($notify * 800))
         fade_steps=100
         xbacklight -time $fade_time -steps $fade_steps -set $min_brightness
         echo "$me: dim: end"