diff --git a/rc.lua b/rc.lua
index d1d958d..ba4a2b8 100644
--- a/rc.lua
+++ b/rc.lua
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ modkey = "Mod4"
 config = {}
 config.terminal = table.concat({"urxvtcd",
 				"++iso14755 +sb -si -sw -j -fn fixed -sl 2000",
-				"-fade 40 -sh 30 -bc -tint white -fg white -depth 32",
+				"-sh 30 -bc -tint white -fg white -depth 32",
 				"--color4 RoyalBlue --color12 RoyalBlue",
-				"-bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/bbbb -fadecolor rgba:0000/0000/0000/6666"},
+				"-bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/dddd"},
 			       " ")
 config.layouts = {
    awful.layout.suit.tile,
diff --git a/rc/signals.lua b/rc/signals.lua
index bde3b09..29a50ae 100644
--- a/rc/signals.lua
+++ b/rc/signals.lua
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ client.add_signal("focus", function(c)
 			   end)
 client.add_signal("unfocus", function(c)
 		     c.border_color = beautiful.border_normal
-		     c.opacity = 0.8
+		     c.opacity = 0.85
 			     end)