diff --git a/modules/home-manager/niri/config.kdl b/modules/home-manager/niri/config.kdl
index 45c5621..090d250 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/niri/config.kdl
+++ b/modules/home-manager/niri/config.kdl
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ input {
 // https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/wiki/Configuration:-Layout
 layout {
     // Set gaps around windows in logical pixels.
-    gaps 16
+    gaps 5
 
     // When to center a column when changing focus, options are:
     // - "never", default behavior, focusing an off-screen column will keep at the left