diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index ff43265..1dd309e 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ char *format = "%s %b";         /* default format */
 
 int timeouts[] = { 10, 10, 0 }; /* low, normal, critical */
 
-unsigned int transparency = 1;  /* transparency */
+unsigned int transparency = 0;  /* transparency */
 char *geom = "0x0";             /* geometry */
 int sort = True;                /* sort messages by urgency */
 int indicate_hidden = True;     /* show count of hidden messages */
diff --git a/dunstrc b/dunstrc
index af86f06..ea9a89f 100644
--- a/dunstrc
+++ b/dunstrc
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@
     # right side of the screen.  Y is measured from the top and down respectevly.
     geometry = "0x3-30+20"
 
-	# the transparency of the window. range: [0; 100]
-	transparency = 25
+	# The transparency of the window. range: [0; 100]
+	# This option will only work if a compositing windowmanager is present (e.g. xcompmgr, compiz, etc..)
+	transparency = 0
 
     # Don't remove messages, if the user is idle (no mouse or keyboard input)
     # for longer than idle_threshold seconds.