diff --git a/example/hyprland.conf b/example/hyprland.conf
index e2732c62..12e71637 100644
--- a/example/hyprland.conf
+++ b/example/hyprland.conf
@@ -45,10 +45,8 @@ decoration {
     rounding=10
     blur=1
     blur_size=3 # minimum 1
-    blur_passes=1 # minimum 1, more passes = more resource intensive.
-    # Your blur "amount" is blur_size * blur_passes, but high blur_size (over around 5-ish) will produce artifacts.
-    # if you want heavy blur, you need to up the blur_passes.
-    # the more passes, the more you can up the blur_size without noticing artifacts.
+    blur_passes=1 # minimum 1
+    blur_new_optimizations=1
 }
 
 animations {
diff --git a/src/config/defaultConfig.hpp b/src/config/defaultConfig.hpp
index 9ecdbbb0..36d9f334 100644
--- a/src/config/defaultConfig.hpp
+++ b/src/config/defaultConfig.hpp
@@ -53,10 +53,8 @@ decoration {
     rounding=10
     blur=1
     blur_size=3 # minimum 1
-    blur_passes=1 # minimum 1, more passes = more resource intensive.
-    # Your blur "amount" is blur_size * blur_passes, but high blur_size (over around 5-ish) will produce artifacts.
-    # if you want heavy blur, you need to up the blur_passes.
-    # the more passes, the more you can up the blur_size without noticing artifacts.
+    blur_passes=1 # minimum 1
+    blur_new_optimizations=1
 }
 
 animations {