diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 4a75ca1d..df123e76 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ CConfigManager::CConfigManager() {
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("opengl:force_introspection", Hyprlang::INT{2});
 
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("cursor:no_hardware_cursors", Hyprlang::INT{0});
-    m_pConfig->addConfigValue("cursor:hotspot_padding", Hyprlang::INT{1});
+    m_pConfig->addConfigValue("cursor:hotspot_padding", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("cursor:inactive_timeout", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("cursor:no_warps", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("cursor:default_monitor", {STRVAL_EMPTY});