diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e76dbe9e..3f10930e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -38,3 +38,5 @@ suckless/slock/slock
 suckless/st/st
 suckless/tabbed/tabbed
 suckless/slstatus/slstatus
+
+suckless/*/config.h
diff --git a/suckless/slock/config.h b/suckless/slock/config.h
index 9855e211..011c6b0e 100644
--- a/suckless/slock/config.h
+++ b/suckless/slock/config.h
@@ -3,10 +3,17 @@ static const char *user  = "nobody";
 static const char *group = "nogroup";
 
 static const char *colorname[NUMCOLS] = {
-	[INIT] =   "black",     /* after initialization */
+	[BG] =     "black",     /* background */
+	[INIT] =   "#4f525c",   /* after initialization */
 	[INPUT] =  "#005577",   /* during input */
 	[FAILED] = "#CC3333",   /* wrong password */
 };
 
 /* treat a cleared input like a wrong password (color) */
 static const int failonclear = 1;
+
+/* size of square in px */
+static const int squaresize = 50;
+
+/* time in seconds before the monitor shuts down */
+static const int monitortime = 5;