diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/background/Background.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/background/Background.qml
index 8b054fc9..84eadd9d 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/background/Background.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/background/Background.qml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Variants {
         property real clockX: (modelData.width / 2)
         property real clockY: (modelData.height / 2)
         property var textHorizontalAlignment: {
-            if (Config.options.background.blur.enable && Config.options.background.blur.centerClock && GlobalStates.screenLocked)
+            if (Config.options.background.lockBlur.enable && Config.options.background.lockBlur.centerClock && GlobalStates.screenLocked)
                 return Text.AlignHCenter;
             if (clockX < screen.width / 3)
                 return Text.AlignLeft;
@@ -66,10 +66,13 @@ Variants {
             return Text.AlignHCenter;
         }
         // Colors
+        property bool shouldBlur: (GlobalStates.screenLocked && Config.options.background.lockBlur.enable)
         property color dominantColor: Appearance.colors.colPrimary
         property bool dominantColorIsDark: dominantColor.hslLightness < 0.5
-        property color colText: CF.ColorUtils.colorWithLightness(Appearance.colors.colPrimary, (dominantColorIsDark ? 0.8 : 0.12))
-        property bool shouldBlur: (GlobalStates.screenLocked && Config.options.background.blur.enable)
+        property color colText: (GlobalStates.screenLocked && shouldBlur) ? Appearance.colors.colSecondary : CF.ColorUtils.colorWithLightness(Appearance.colors.colPrimary, (dominantColorIsDark ? 0.8 : 0.12))
+        Behavior on colText {
+            animation: Appearance.animation.elementMoveFast.colorAnimation.createObject(this)
+        }
 
         // Layer props
         screen: modelData
@@ -227,9 +230,9 @@ Variants {
 
         Loader {
             id: blurLoader
-            active: Config.options.background.blur.enable && (GlobalStates.screenLocked || scaleAnim.running)
+            active: Config.options.background.lockBlur.enable && (GlobalStates.screenLocked || scaleAnim.running)
             anchors.fill: wallpaper
-            scale: GlobalStates.screenLocked ? Config.options.background.blur.extraZoom : 1
+            scale: GlobalStates.screenLocked ? Config.options.background.lockBlur.extraZoom : 1
             Behavior on scale {
                 NumberAnimation {
                     id: scaleAnim
@@ -240,7 +243,7 @@ Variants {
             }
             sourceComponent: GaussianBlur {
                 source: wallpaper
-                radius: GlobalStates.screenLocked ? Config.options.background.blur.radius : 0
+                radius: GlobalStates.screenLocked ? Config.options.background.lockBlur.radius : 0
                 samples: radius * 2 + 1
 
                 Rectangle {
@@ -355,7 +358,7 @@ Variants {
                         leftMargin: -5
                         rightMargin: -5
                     }
-                    opacity: GlobalStates.screenLocked && (!Config.options.background.blur.enable || Config.options.background.blur.showLockedText) ? 1 : 0
+                    opacity: GlobalStates.screenLocked && (!Config.options.background.lockBlur.enable || Config.options.background.lockBlur.showLockedText) ? 1 : 0
                     visible: opacity > 0
                     Behavior on opacity {
                         animation: Appearance.animation.elementMoveFast.numberAnimation.createObject(this)
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml
index c95b148c..2fef550c 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ Singleton {
                     property real workspaceZoom: 1.07 // Relative to your screen, not wallpaper size
                     property bool enableSidebar: true
                 }
-                property JsonObject blur: JsonObject {
-                    property bool enable: true
+                property JsonObject lockBlur: JsonObject {
+                    property bool enable: false
                     property int radius: 100
                     property bool centerClock: true
                     property bool showLockedText: true