diff --git a/docs/Config.md b/docs/Config.md
index 0fc9df0d4..6d50aca4c 100644
--- a/docs/Config.md
+++ b/docs/Config.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ gui:
   commandLogSize: 8
   splitDiff: 'auto' # one of 'auto' | 'always'
   skipRewordInEditorWarning: false # for skipping the confirmation before launching the reword editor
-  border: 'single' # one of 'single' | 'double' | 'rounded' | 'hidden'
+  border: 'rounded' # one of 'single' | 'double' | 'rounded' | 'hidden'
   animateExplosion: true # shows an explosion animation when nuking the working tree
 git:
   paging:
diff --git a/pkg/config/user_config.go b/pkg/config/user_config.go
index 17f4b4a1c..aa454219f 100644
--- a/pkg/config/user_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/user_config.go
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ func GetDefaultConfig() *UserConfig {
 			CommandLogSize:            8,
 			SplitDiff:                 "auto",
 			SkipRewordInEditorWarning: false,
-			Border:                    "single",
+			Border:                    "rounded",
 			AnimateExplosion:          true,
 		},
 		Git: GitConfig{