diff --git a/river/init b/river/init
index 626bd53..6c0c5c0 100755
--- a/river/init
+++ b/river/init
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@
 #
 # See the river(1), riverctl(1), and rivertile(1) man pages for complete
 # documentation.
+#
+
+# Setting the default border width in pixels
+# and the border colors
+riverctl border-width 2
+riverctl border-color-focused 0xFFFFFF
+riverctl background-color 0x000000
+riverctl border-color-unfocused 0x586e75
 
 # Note: the "Super" modifier is also known as Logo, GUI, Windows, Mod4, etc.
 
@@ -148,10 +156,6 @@ do
     riverctl map $mode None XF86MonBrightnessDown spawn 'brightnessctl set 5%-'
 done
 
-# Set background and border color
-riverctl background-color 0x002b36
-riverctl border-color-focused 0x93a1a1
-riverctl border-color-unfocused 0x586e75
 
 # Set keyboard repeat rate
 riverctl set-repeat 50 300