diff --git a/sway/config b/sway/config
index aa06f1183..1eff4aa5b 100755
--- a/sway/config
+++ b/sway/config
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ bar bar-1 {
 }
 
 # gaps
-gaps inner 3
-gaps outer 1
+gaps inner 10
+gaps outer 0
 
 # Color definitions
 include $HOME/.dotfiles/sway/colorscheme
 
 # Assign colors to elements (TODO: actually name the colors for better readability)
-client.background $base00
+client.background       $base07
 # Property Name         Border  BG      Text    Indicator Child Border
 client.focused          $base05 $base0D $base00 $base0D $base0D
 client.focused_inactive $base01 $base01 $base05 $base03 $base01
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ client.urgent           $base08 $base08 $base00 $base08 $base08
 # Feature request placed for this, but it does not exist as of 1.7
 #client.sticky           $base08 $base08 $base00 $base08 $base08
 client.placeholder      $base00 $base00 $base05 $base00 $base00
-client.background       $base07
 
 ################################################################################
 # Bindings