diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 4f3e806..da3b788 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ char *termname = "st-256color";
 unsigned int tabspaces = 8;
 
 /* bg opacity */
-float alpha = 0.8;
+float alpha = 0.92;
 
 /* Terminal colors (16 first used in escape sequence) */
 static const char *colorname[] = {