diff --git a/komorebi/src/static_config.rs b/komorebi/src/static_config.rs
index b584d615..3c93366a 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/static_config.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/static_config.rs
@@ -431,14 +431,14 @@ impl StaticConfig {
 
         self.active_window_border_width.map_or_else(
             || {
-                BORDER_WIDTH.store(20, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                BORDER_WIDTH.store(8, Ordering::SeqCst);
             },
             |width| {
                 BORDER_WIDTH.store(width, Ordering::SeqCst);
             },
         );
 
-        BORDER_OFFSET.store(self.active_window_border_offset.unwrap_or_default(), Ordering::SeqCst);
+        BORDER_OFFSET.store(self.active_window_border_offset.unwrap_or(-1), Ordering::SeqCst);
 
         if let Some(colours) = &self.active_window_border_colours {
             BORDER_COLOUR_SINGLE.store(u32::from(colours.single), Ordering::SeqCst);
diff --git a/schema.json b/schema.json
index 91c73e0b..3884b552 100644
--- a/schema.json
+++ b/schema.json
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@
       }
     },
     "active_window_border_offset": {
-      "description": "Offset of the active window border (default: None)",
+      "description": "Offset of the active window border (default: -1)",
       "type": "integer",
       "format": "int32"
     },
     "active_window_border_width": {
-      "description": "Width of the active window border (default: 20)",
+      "description": "Width of the active window border (default: 8)",
       "type": "integer",
       "format": "int32"
     },