diff --git a/example/hyprland.conf b/example/hyprland.conf
index a698f3ab..b1e866b5 100644
--- a/example/hyprland.conf
+++ b/example/hyprland.conf
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ general {
     border_size=2
     col.active_border=0x66ee1111
     col.inactive_border=0x66333333
+
+    damage_tracking=none # experimental, might have bugs!
 }
 
 decoration {
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 18c78b8f..d2c97158 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ CConfigManager::CConfigManager() {
     configValues["general:main_mod"].strValue = "SUPER";                                               // exposed to the user for easier configuring
     configValues["general:main_mod_internal"].intValue = g_pKeybindManager->stringToModMask("SUPER");  // actually used and automatically calculated
 
-    configValues["general:damage_tracking"].strValue = "full";
-    configValues["general:damage_tracking_internal"].intValue = DAMAGE_TRACKING_FULL;
+    configValues["general:damage_tracking"].strValue = "none";
+    configValues["general:damage_tracking_internal"].intValue = DAMAGE_TRACKING_NONE;
 
     configValues["general:border_size"].intValue = 1;
     configValues["general:gaps_in"].intValue = 5;