diff --git a/komorebi/src/animation/mod.rs b/komorebi/src/animation/mod.rs
index 79fbe6e3..0057a877 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/animation/mod.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/animation/mod.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pub const DEFAULT_ANIMATION_ENABLED: bool = false;
 pub const DEFAULT_ANIMATION_STYLE: AnimationStyle = AnimationStyle::Linear;
 pub const DEFAULT_ANIMATION_DURATION: u64 = 250;
 pub const DEFAULT_ANIMATION_FPS: u64 = 60;
-pub const DEFAULT_GHOST_MOVEMENT: bool = true;
+pub const DEFAULT_GHOST_MOVEMENT: bool = false;
 
 lazy_static! {
     pub static ref ANIMATION_MANAGER: Arc<Mutex<AnimationManager>> =
diff --git a/komorebi/src/static_config.rs b/komorebi/src/static_config.rs
index 776f6d6a..252f2dd2 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/static_config.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/static_config.rs
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ pub struct AnimationsConfig {
     /// Render movement animations on a GPU-composited ghost surface (recommended).
     /// When false, falls back to the legacy per-frame MoveWindow path.
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-    #[cfg_attr(feature = "schemars", schemars(extend("default" = true)))]
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "schemars", schemars(extend("default" = false)))]
     pub ghost_movement: Option<bool>,
 }