diff --git a/src/effects/scale/package/contents/code/main.js b/src/effects/scale/package/contents/code/main.js
index 0cb9487235..ef6e3a526b 100644
--- a/src/effects/scale/package/contents/code/main.js
+++ b/src/effects/scale/package/contents/code/main.js
@@ -30,13 +30,11 @@ class ScaleEffect {
     }
 
     loadConfig() {
-        const defaultDuration = 160;
+        const defaultDuration = 200;
         const duration = effect.readConfig("Duration", defaultDuration) || defaultDuration;
         this.duration = animationTime(duration);
-        this.inScale = effect.readConfig("InScale", 0.96);
-        this.inOpacity = effect.readConfig("InOpacity", 0.4);
-        this.outScale = effect.readConfig("OutScale", 0.96);
-        this.outOpacity = effect.readConfig("OutOpacity", 0.0);
+        this.inScale = effect.readConfig("InScale", 0.8);
+        this.outScale = effect.readConfig("OutScale", 0.8);
     }
 
     static isScaleWindow(window) {
@@ -104,7 +102,7 @@ class ScaleEffect {
         this.setupForcedRoles(window);
         window.scaleInAnimation = animate({
             window: window,
-            curve: QEasingCurve.InOutSine,
+            curve: QEasingCurve.OutCubic,
             duration: this.duration,
             animations: [
                 {
@@ -113,7 +111,7 @@ class ScaleEffect {
                 },
                 {
                     type: Effect.Opacity,
-                    from: this.inOpacity
+                    from: 0
                 }
             ]
         });
@@ -139,7 +137,7 @@ class ScaleEffect {
         this.setupForcedRoles(window);
         window.scaleOutAnimation = animate({
             window: window,
-            curve: QEasingCurve.InOutSine,
+            curve: QEasingCurve.InCubic,
             duration: this.duration,
             animations: [
                 {
@@ -148,7 +146,7 @@ class ScaleEffect {
                 },
                 {
                     type: Effect.Opacity,
-                    to: this.outOpacity
+                    to: 0
                 }
             ]
         });
diff --git a/src/effects/scale/package/contents/config/main.xml b/src/effects/scale/package/contents/config/main.xml
index 4f9152a087..20ec056080 100644
--- a/src/effects/scale/package/contents/config/main.xml
+++ b/src/effects/scale/package/contents/config/main.xml
@@ -9,20 +9,10 @@
             <default>0</default>
         </entry>
         <entry name="InScale" type="Double">
-            <default>0.96</default>
-        </entry>
-        <entry name="InOpacity" type="Double">
-            <default>0.4</default>
-            <min>0.0</min>
-            <max>1.0</max>
+            <default>0.8</default>
         </entry>
         <entry name="OutScale" type="Double">
-            <default>0.96</default>
-        </entry>
-        <entry name="OutOpacity" type="Double">
-            <default>0.0</default>
-            <min>0.0</min>
-            <max>1.0</max>
+            <default>0.8</default>
         </entry>
     </group>
 </kcfg>