diff --git a/kitty/kitty.conf b/kitty/kitty.conf
index aa2dde6..10dbd50 100644
--- a/kitty/kitty.conf
+++ b/kitty/kitty.conf
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ mouse_map ctrl+shift+right press ungrabbed mouse_show_command_output
 
 #: Performance tuning {{{
 
-repaint_delay 10
+repaint_delay 6
 
 #: Delay (in milliseconds) between screen updates. Decreasing it,
 #: increases frames-per-second (FPS) at the cost of more CPU usage.