diff --git a/home-manager/progs/dunst.nix b/home-manager/progs/dunst.nix
index 72ac881..d0b7d27 100644
--- a/home-manager/progs/dunst.nix
+++ b/home-manager/progs/dunst.nix
@@ -13,12 +13,16 @@
         origin = "top-right";
 
         # 0 is the most opaque, 100 is completely transparent
-        transparency = 40;
+        transparency = 60;
 
         # have consistancy between niri frame color and dunst
         frame_color = config.programs.niri.settings.layout.focus-ring.active.color;
 
+        background = "#404040";
+
         font = "JetBrains Mono Nerd Font 9";
+
+        corner_radius = 10;
       };
 
       urgency_normal = {