diff --git a/dunst/dunstrc b/dunst/dunstrc
index 8e1ec2e..368d0e6 100644
--- a/dunst/dunstrc
+++ b/dunst/dunstrc
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     # This option will only work if a compositing window manager is
     # present (e.g. xcompmgr, compiz, etc.). (X11 only)
     # transparency = 0
-    transparency = 45;
+    transparency = 25;
 
     # Draw a line of "separator_height" pixel height between two
     # notifications.