diff --git a/nixos/xserver/default.nix b/nixos/xserver/default.nix
index 11033de..35a396c 100644
--- a/nixos/xserver/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/xserver/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     fade = true;
     activeOpacity = 1.0;
     inactiveOpacity = 0.9;
+    fadeDelta = 3; # default 10
 
     # this was the thing that made the tearing go away!
     backend = "glx";