diff --git a/src/events/Monitors.cpp b/src/events/Monitors.cpp
index d46b02ff..7a0fb358 100644
--- a/src/events/Monitors.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Monitors.cpp
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ void Events::listener_monitorFrame(void* owner, void* data) {
     // potentially can save on resources.
 
     g_pHyprOpenGL->begin(PMONITOR, &damage);
-    g_pHyprOpenGL->clear(CColor(100, 11, 11, 255));
+    g_pHyprOpenGL->clear(CColor(17, 17, 17, 255));
     g_pHyprOpenGL->clearWithTex(); // will apply the hypr "wallpaper"
 
     g_pHyprRenderer->renderAllClientsForMonitor(PMONITOR->ID, &now);
diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
index 2647a7fa..0fe7a30a 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -977,8 +977,6 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::clearWithTex() {
     if (!*PRENDERTEX) {
         wlr_box box = {0, 0, m_RenderData.pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.x, m_RenderData.pMonitor->vecTransformedSize.y};
         renderTexture(m_mMonitorBGTextures[m_RenderData.pMonitor], &box, 255, 0);
-    } else {
-        clear(CColor(17,17,17,255));
     }
 }