diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 762e0e16..c6457945 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -104,12 +104,9 @@ In order to have this config work on both my desktop with regular joe-schmoe mon
 (defun chris/set-transparency ()
   "Set the frame to be transparent on Wayland compositors"
   (if (string-search "wayland" x-display-name)
-       '((set-frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'alpha '(100 . 100))
-       (set-frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'undecorated nil)
-       (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(undecorated . nil))
-       (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(alpha . (100 . 100)))
-       (add-to-list 'initial-frame-alist '(alpha . (100 . 100)))
-       (add-to-list 'initial-frame-alist '(undecorated . t)))))
+       '((set-frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'alpha '(80 . 50))
+       (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(alpha . (80 . 50)))
+       (add-to-list 'initial-frame-alist '(alpha . (80 . 50))))))
 
 (if (daemonp)
     (add-hook 'after-make-frame-functions
@@ -118,7 +115,6 @@ In order to have this config work on both my desktop with regular joe-schmoe mon
                   (chris/set-font-faces)))
               (chris/set-font-faces)))
 
-(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(undecorated . t))
 #+end_src
 
 Then let's make sure line-numbers are relative and on. And let's turn on visual-line-mode globally.
@@ -1178,13 +1174,14 @@ Part of this config includes some special capture templates for my work as a you
   (setq org-agenda-window-setup 'current-window)
 
   (defun chris/org-agenda ()
-    "create a window in AwesomeWM that houses my org-agenda"
+    "create a window that houses my org-agenda"
     (interactive)
-    (with-selected-frame (make-frame
-                          '((name . "org-agenda")
-                            (width . 100)))
-      (org-agenda-list)))
-  
+    (if (not (ignore-errors (select-frame-by-name "org-agenda")))
+        (with-selected-frame (make-frame
+                              '((name . "org-agenda")
+                                (width . 100)))
+          (org-agenda-list))))
+
 
   :general
   (chris/leader-keys
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 78986635..38e77191 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -39,12 +39,9 @@
 (defun chris/set-transparency ()
   "Set the frame to be transparent on Wayland compositors"
   (if (string-search "wayland" x-display-name)
-       '((set-frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'alpha '(100 . 100))
-       (set-frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'undecorated nil)
-       (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(undecorated . nil))
-       (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(alpha . (100 . 100)))
-       (add-to-list 'initial-frame-alist '(alpha . (100 . 100)))
-       (add-to-list 'initial-frame-alist '(undecorated . t)))))
+       '((set-frame-parameter (selected-frame) 'alpha '(80 . 50))
+       (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(alpha . (80 . 50)))
+       (add-to-list 'initial-frame-alist '(alpha . (80 . 50))))))
 
 (if (daemonp)
     (add-hook 'after-make-frame-functions
@@ -53,8 +50,6 @@
                   (chris/set-font-faces)))
               (chris/set-font-faces)))
 
-(add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(undecorated . t))
-
 (setq display-line-numbers-type 'relative)
 (global-display-line-numbers-mode +1)
 (add-hook 'prog-mode-hook (display-line-numbers-mode +1))
@@ -780,13 +775,14 @@ vertically."
   (setq org-agenda-window-setup 'current-window)
 
   (defun chris/org-agenda ()
-    "create a window in AwesomeWM that houses my org-agenda"
+    "create a window that houses my org-agenda"
     (interactive)
-    (with-selected-frame (make-frame
-                          '((name . "org-agenda")
-                            (width . 100)))
-      (org-agenda-list)))
-  
+    (if (not (ignore-errors (select-frame-by-name "org-agenda")))
+        (with-selected-frame (make-frame
+                              '((name . "org-agenda")
+                                (width . 100)))
+          (org-agenda-list))))
+
 
   :general
   (chris/leader-keys