diff --git a/src/effects/highlightwindow/highlightwindow.cpp b/src/effects/highlightwindow/highlightwindow.cpp
index 709be8f373..858695ffcb 100644
--- a/src/effects/highlightwindow/highlightwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/highlightwindow/highlightwindow.cpp
@@ -215,10 +215,10 @@ void HighlightWindowEffect::startGhostAnimation(EffectWindow *window, int durati
     }
     quint64 &animationId = m_animations[window];
     if (animationId) {
-        retarget(animationId, FPx2(m_ghostOpacity, m_ghostOpacity), m_fadeDuration);
+        retarget(animationId, FPx2(m_ghostOpacity, m_ghostOpacity), duration);
     } else {
         const qreal startOpacity = isInitiallyHidden(window) ? 0 : 1;
-        animationId = set(window, Opacity, 0, m_fadeDuration, FPx2(m_ghostOpacity, m_ghostOpacity),
+        animationId = set(window, Opacity, 0, duration, FPx2(m_ghostOpacity, m_ghostOpacity),
                           m_easingCurve, 0, FPx2(startOpacity, startOpacity), false, false);
     }
 }
@@ -230,10 +230,10 @@ void HighlightWindowEffect::startHighlightAnimation(EffectWindow *window, int du
     }
     quint64 &animationId = m_animations[window];
     if (animationId) {
-        retarget(animationId, FPx2(1.0, 1.0), m_fadeDuration);
+        retarget(animationId, FPx2(1.0, 1.0), duration);
     } else {
         const qreal startOpacity = isInitiallyHidden(window) ? 0 : 1;
-        animationId = set(window, Opacity, 0, m_fadeDuration, FPx2(1.0, 1.0),
+        animationId = set(window, Opacity, 0, duration, FPx2(1.0, 1.0),
                           m_easingCurve, 0, FPx2(startOpacity, startOpacity), false, false);
     }
 }