diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 641ea34..c815d10 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@ static const char *url_regex = "(ftp|http)s?://[-a-zA-Z0-9.?$%&/=_~#.,:;+]*";
 static const char *url_command = "/usr/bin/firefox";
 #endif
 
-//#define TRANSPARENCY
-#ifdef TRANSPARENCY
-static const double transparency_level = 0.2;
-#endif
+// 0.0: opaque, 1.0: transparent
+//#define TRANSPARENCY 0.2
 
 static const char *font = "Monospace 9";
 static const long scrollback_lines = 1000;
diff --git a/termite.c b/termite.c
index 8a39989..003cdf2 100644
--- a/termite.c
+++ b/termite.c
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     if (colormap != NULL) {
         gtk_widget_set_colormap(window, colormap);
     }
-    vte_terminal_set_background_saturation(VTE_TERMINAL(vte), transparency_level);
-    vte_terminal_set_opacity(VTE_TERMINAL(vte), (guint16)(0xffff * (1 - transparency_level)));
+    vte_terminal_set_background_saturation(VTE_TERMINAL(vte), TRANSPARENCY);
+    vte_terminal_set_opacity(VTE_TERMINAL(vte), (guint16)(0xffff * (1 - TRANSPARENCY)));
 #endif
 
     // set colors