diff --git a/notibox.el b/notibox.el
index 9bd5b0c..8d58736 100644
--- a/notibox.el
+++ b/notibox.el
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 (defvar notibox-width 40) ; characters
 (defvar notibox-height 4) ; characters
-(defvar notibox-border-color "green")
+(defvar notibox-border-color "#808080")
 (defvar notibox-corner 'bottomright)
 (defvar notibox-padding 30)
 (defun notibox--get-position ()