diff --git a/kitty/kitty.conf b/kitty/kitty.conf
index 6d7094855..6226bd4a7 100644
--- a/kitty/kitty.conf
+++ b/kitty/kitty.conf
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ wheel_scroll_multiplier 5.0
 click_interval 0.5
 
 # Delay (in milliseconds) between screen updates. Decreasing it, increases fps
-# at the cost of more CPU usage. The default value yields ~50fps which is more
+# at the cost of more CPU usage. The default value yields ~100fps which is more
 # that sufficient for most uses.
-repaint_delay    20
+repaint_delay    10
 
 # Hide mouse cursor after the specified number of seconds of the mouse not being used. Set to
 # zero or a negative number to disable mouse cursor hiding.
diff --git a/kitty/main.py b/kitty/main.py
index 2c3da82f2..cd5fa960d 100644
--- a/kitty/main.py
+++ b/kitty/main.py
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ def clear_buffers(window, opts):
     glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT)
     window.swap_buffers()
     glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT)
-    glfw_swap_interval(1)
+    # We dont turn this on as it causes rendering performance to be much worse,
+    # for example, dragging the mouse to select is laggy
+    # glfw_swap_interval(1)
 
 
 def dispatch_pending_calls(tabs):