diff --git a/effects/fade/package/contents/code/main.js b/effects/fade/package/contents/code/main.js
index 5631e6c3e0..74e39f1a35 100644
--- a/effects/fade/package/contents/code/main.js
+++ b/effects/fade/package/contents/code/main.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function isLoginWindow(w) {
 var fadeInTime, fadeOutTime, fadeWindows;
 function loadConfig() {
     fadeInTime = animationTime(effect.readConfig("FadeInTime", 150));
-    fadeOutTime = animationTime(effect.readConfig("FadeOutTime", 600));
+    fadeOutTime = animationTime(effect.readConfig("FadeOutTime", 150)) * 4;
     fadeWindows = effect.readConfig("FadeWindows", true);
 }
 loadConfig();
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ effects.windowAdded.connect(function(w) {
 });
 effects.windowClosed.connect(function(w) {
     if (fadeWindows && isFadeWindow(w)) {
-        effect.animate(w, Effect.Opacity, fadeOutTime, 0.0, "", QEasingCurve.OutQuart);
+        animate({
+            window: w,
+            duration: fadeOutTime,
+            animations: [{
+                type: Effect.Opacity,
+                curve: QEasingCurve.OutQuart,
+                to: 0.0
+            }]
+        });
     }
 });