diff --git a/system/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml b/system/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
index ccb0e8d..6851094 100644
--- a/system/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
+++ b/system/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ visual_bell:
 #
 # Window opacity as a floating point number from `0.0` to `1.0`.
 # The value `0.0` is completely transparent and `1.0` is opaque.
-background_opacity: 0.5
+background_opacity: 0.6
 
 # Mouse bindings
 #
diff --git a/system/.config/compton/compton.conf b/system/.config/compton/compton.conf
index 3244d64..9c3f259 100644
--- a/system/.config/compton/compton.conf
+++ b/system/.config/compton/compton.conf
@@ -18,11 +18,15 @@ opacity-rule = [
 
 # Shadows
 shadow = true;
+shadow-exclude = [
+    "name = 'Polybar tray window'",
+    "class_g = 'Polybar'"
+]
 
 blur:
 {
     method = "gaussian";
-    size = 10;
+    size = 20;
     deviation = 5.0;
 };