diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index fb777b4..06ac6f6 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */
 /* Default settings; can be overriden by command line. */
 
-static int topbar = 1;                      /* -b  option; if 0, dmenu appears at bottom     */
-static int centered = 1;                    /* -c option; centers dmenu on screen */
+static int topbar = 0;                      /* -b  option; if 0, dmenu appears at bottom     */
+static int centered = 0;                    /* -c option; centers dmenu on screen */
 static int min_width = 400;                    /* minimum width when centered */
 /* -fn option overrides fonts[0]; default X11 font or font set */
 static const char *fonts[] = {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ static const char *colors[SchemeLast][2] = {
 	[SchemeOut] =  { "#000000", "#00ffff" },
 };
 /* -l option; if nonzero, dmenu uses vertical list with given number of lines */
-static unsigned int lines      = 10;
+static unsigned int lines      = 0;
 
 /*
  * Characters not considered part of a word while deleting words
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ static unsigned int lines      = 10;
 static const char worddelimiters[] = " ";
 
 /* Size of the window border */
-static unsigned int border_width = 2;
+static unsigned int border_width = 0;