diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 58f5bcc..6a6077d 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -78,14 +78,11 @@ void tick(SP<CEventLoopTimer> self, void* data) {
 
         if (not shouldErase) {
             const CBox windowBox = window->getFullWindowBoundingBox();
-            const CBox wobbleBox = wobble.getBox();
+            CBox wobbleBox = wobble.getBox();
+            wobbleBox.scale(Vector2D {windowBox.width, windowBox.height});
+            wobbleBox.translate(Vector2D {windowBox.x, windowBox.y});
 
-            g_pHyprRenderer->damageBox(CBox(
-                windowBox.x + windowBox.width * wobbleBox.x,
-                windowBox.y + windowBox.height * wobbleBox.y,
-                windowBox.width * wobbleBox.width,
-                windowBox.height * wobbleBox.height
-            ));
+            g_pHyprRenderer->damageBox(wobbleBox);
         }
 
         return shouldErase;
@@ -135,6 +132,8 @@ void hkRenderWindow(
 
         // did the window move
         if (const auto pos = pWindow->m_realPosition->value(); pos != g_windowPositions[pWindow]) {
+            scheduleTick();
+
             auto&& wobble = g_wobblyWindows[pWindow];
 
             const auto windowBox = pWindow->getFullWindowBoundingBox();
@@ -162,9 +161,6 @@ void hkRenderWindow(
     const auto windowBox = pWindow->getFullWindowBoundingBox();
 
     if (shouldWobble) {
-        if (not g_tickScheduled)
-            scheduleTick();
-
         PHLWINDOWREF ref {pWindow};
 
         // create it if not exists
@@ -177,6 +173,9 @@ void hkRenderWindow(
         // render window at 0,0 (we translate it afterward)
         pWindow->m_floatingOffset -= Vector2D {windowBox.x, windowBox.y};
 
+        // HACK: otherwise renderWindow will set an opaque region at top-left
+        pWindow->m_activeInactiveAlpha->setValueAndWarp(0.999f);
+
         pRenderer->m_renderPass.add(makeUnique<CBindOwnFramebufferPassElement>(&windowFB));
     }
 
@@ -195,6 +194,9 @@ void hkRenderWindow(
     if (shouldWobble) {
         pWindow->m_floatingOffset += Vector2D {windowBox.x, windowBox.y};
 
+        // FIXME: restore full opacity, which is uh wrong
+        pWindow->m_activeInactiveAlpha->setValueAndWarp(1.f);
+
         pRenderer->m_renderPass.add(
             makeUnique<CRenderWobblyWindowPassElement>(pOldFramebuffer, pWindow)
         );