diff --git a/src/bin/e_config.c b/src/bin/e_config.c
index 9fc39f3e4..538aa6443 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_config.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_config.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ e_config_init(void)
 	e_config->menus_fast_mouse_move_thresthold = 300.0;
 	e_config->menus_click_drag_timeout = DEF_MENUCLICK;
 	e_config->border_shade_animate = 1;
-	e_config->border_shade_speed = 1000.0;
+	e_config->border_shade_speed = 2000.0;
 	e_config->framerate = 30.0;
 	e_config->image_cache = 2048;
 	e_config->font_cache = 512;