diff --git a/dk-home/.config/dk/dkrc b/dk-home/.config/dk/dkrc
index aecda290..8873f97b 100755
--- a/dk-home/.config/dk/dkrc
+++ b/dk-home/.config/dk/dkrc
@@ -20,19 +20,20 @@ if hash lemonbar bar >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	bar 2>/dev/null &
 fi
 
-
+# adjust border widths based on the DPI of the monitor
 px=$(xrandr | grep ' connected' | tail -n1 | grep -o '[0-9]\+x[0-9]\+' | cut -d'x' -f2)
 mm=$(xrandr | grep ' connected' | tail -n1 | grep -o '[0-9]\+mm' | tail -n1 | sed 's/mm//')
 dpi=$(( (px / mm) * 25 ))
 
-if (( dpi >= 140 )); then
-	:
-elif (( dpi >= 120 )); then
-	:
-elif (( dpi >= 100 )); then
-	:
+if [ $dpi -ge 140 ]; then
+	border_width=5
+	border_outer_width=3
+elif [ $dpi -ge 120 ]; then
+	border_width=4
+	border_outer_width=2
 else
-	:
+	border_width=2
+	border_outer_width=1
 fi
 
 
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ fi
 	# alternative
 	# enable split borders and colours, width is overall width, outer width consumes some of width.
 	# outer width must be less than width, outer width of 0 will be single borders
-	dkcmd set border width=5 outer_width=3 \
+	dkcmd set border width=$border_width outer_width=$border_outer_width \
 		colour \
 		focus='#6699cc' \
 		unfocus='#444444' \