diff --git a/themes/catppuccin/neovim.lua b/themes/catppuccin/neovim.lua
index f22267d6..83d07f86 100644
--- a/themes/catppuccin/neovim.lua
+++ b/themes/catppuccin/neovim.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,24 @@ return {
   {
     "catppuccin/nvim",
     name = "catppuccin",
+    lazy = false,
     priority = 1000,
+    config = function()
+      require("catppuccin").setup()
+
+      local function brighten_borders()
+        for _, group in ipairs({ "FloatBorder", "WinSeparator" }) do
+          vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, group, { fg = "#6c7086" })
+        end
+      end
+
+      vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("ColorScheme", {
+        pattern = "catppuccin*",
+        callback = brighten_borders,
+      })
+
+      brighten_borders()
+    end,
   },
   {
     "LazyVim/LazyVim",