diff --git a/home/.config/mpv/mpv.conf b/home/.config/mpv/mpv.conf
index c3c480b..27b3354 100644
--- a/home/.config/mpv/mpv.conf
+++ b/home/.config/mpv/mpv.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ sub-font = 'Gandhi Sans'
 sub-bold = yes
 sub-font-size = 44
 sub-use-margins = no
+sub-border-size = 2
 
 # make vobsub/PGS subtitles look nicer
 sub-gauss=0.5