diff --git a/compton/.compton.conf b/compton/.compton.conf
index ca1da0f..3e7c960 100644
--- a/compton/.compton.conf
+++ b/compton/.compton.conf
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ shadow-opacity = 0.70;			# Opacity of the shadows     				(default .75)
 shadow-red = 0.00;
 shadow-green = 0.00;
 shadow-blue = 0.00;
-shadow-exclude = [ "name = 'Polybar tray window'", "class_g = 'Polybar'" ]; # Exclude conditions for shadows
+shadow-exclude = [ "name = 'Polybar tray window'" ]; # Exclude conditions for shadows
 # shadow-ignore-shaped = true;
 
 # Opacity
 menu-opacity = 1.0;			# Opacity for menus					(default 1.0)
 inactive-opacity = 1.0;			# Opacity for inactive windows				(0.1 - 1.0)
 inactive-opacity-override = true;	# Overrides overall opacity rules
-opacity-rule = [ "90:class_g *= 'konsole'" ];
+opacity-rule = [ "80:class_g *= 'konsole'" ];
 
 # Fading
 fading = true;				# Fade windows during opacity changes
@@ -33,9 +33,13 @@ detect-rounded-corners = true;		# Tries to detect rounded cornered windows
 detect-client-opacity = true;		# Detects if the window itself supports transparency
 # inactive-dim = 0.5;  			# Dims inactive windows					(0.0 - 1.0, default 0.0)
 
-blur-background = false;			# Blurs transparent background				(default false)
+blur-background = true;           # Blurs transparent background				(default false)
 blur-background-frame = false;		# Blurs transparent frame				(default false)
-blur-kern = "7x7box"  			# Blur pattern
+blue-background-fixed = true;
+
+# We use a compton fork here https://github.com/tryone144/compton
+blur-method = "kawase";
+blur-strength = 5;
 
 detect-transient = true;
 # detect-client-leader = true;
diff --git a/dunst/.config/dunst/dunstrc b/dunst/.config/dunst/dunstrc
index 170b08f..71c5086 100644
--- a/dunst/.config/dunst/dunstrc
+++ b/dunst/.config/dunst/dunstrc
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     # The transparency of the window.  Range: [0; 100].
     # This option will only work if a compositing window manager is
     # present (e.g. xcompmgr, compiz, etc.).
-    transparency = 0
+    transparency = 20
 
     # Don't remove messages, if the user is idle (no mouse or keyboard input)
     # for longer than idle_threshold seconds.