diff --git a/.config/niri/main.kdl b/.config/niri/main.kdl
index 9dfb94d2..b2be754f 100644
--- a/.config/niri/main.kdl
+++ b/.config/niri/main.kdl
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ output "DP-1" {
 output "HDMI-A-1" {
     mode "1920x1200@59.950"
 }
-// Settings that influence how windows are positioned and sized.
-// Find more information on the wiki:
-// https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/wiki/Configuration:-Layout
-// Settings that influence how windows are positioned and sized.
-// Find more information on the wiki:
-// https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/wiki/Configuration:-Layout
+overview {
+    workspace-shadow {
+        off
+    }
+}
 layout {
+    background-color "transparent"
     // Set gaps around windows in logical pixels.
     gaps 16
     struts {
@@ -261,6 +261,11 @@ window-rule {
     open-floating true
     default-floating-position x=100 y=100 relative-to="bottom-right"
 }
+// makes swaybg stationary
+layer-rule {
+    match namespace="^wallpaper$"
+    place-within-backdrop true
+}
 layer-rule {
     match namespace="^launcher$"
     shadow {