diff --git a/border_flash.sh b/border_flash.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 90f7943..0000000
--- a/border_flash.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-bspc subscribe node_focus | while read -a msg ; do
-	bspc config focused_border_color '#ff2222' \
-	&& sleep 0.2 \
-	&& bspc config focused_border_color '#222222'
-done
diff --git a/bspwmrc b/bspwmrc
index a764197..5a70e8a 100755
--- a/bspwmrc
+++ b/bspwmrc
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ if [ "$_hostname" = MachineOne ] ; then
 
 	# virtual monitors
 	bspc monitor FULLV -d F1 F2 F3 F4
+	bspc config -m FULLV border_width 0
 	bspc monitor FULLH -d F5 F6 F7 F8
+	bspc config -m FULLH border_width 0
 
 	# aoc 1
 	bspc monitor VGA-1 -d one two three four five six seven eight nine zero
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ if [ "$_hostname" = MachineOne ] ; then
 	sxhkd -c ~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc ~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc.bspwm ~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc.bspwm.machineone &
 elif [ "$_hostname" = MachineTwo ] ; then
   bspc monitor eDP-1-1 -d one two three four five six seven eight nine zero
+  # bspc config -m eDP-1-1 border_width 0
   sxhkd -c ~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc ~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc.bspwm ~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc.bspwm.machinetwo &
 fi