diff --git a/effects/login/package/contents/code/main.js b/effects/login/package/contents/code/main.js
index e724d8251..7a9b507c1 100644
--- a/effects/login/package/contents/code/main.js
+++ b/effects/login/package/contents/code/main.js
@@ -1,90 +1,90 @@
 /********************************************************************
  KWin - the KDE window manager
  This file is part of the KDE project.
 
  Copyright (C) 2007 Lubos Lunak <l.lunak@kde.org>
  Copyright (C) 2013 Martin Gräßlin <mgraesslin@kde.org>
 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 (at your option) any later version.
 
 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 GNU General Public License for more details.
 
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *********************************************************************/
 
 "use strict";
 
 var loginEffect = {
-    duration: animationTime(2000),
+    duration: animationTime(1000),
     isFadeToBlack: false,
     loadConfig: function () {
         loginEffect.isFadeToBlack = effect.readConfig("FadeToBlack", false);
     },
     isLoginSplash: function (window) {
         var windowClass = window.windowClass;
         if (windowClass === "ksplashx ksplashx") {
             return true;
         }
         if (windowClass === "ksplashsimple ksplashsimple") {
             return true;
         }
         if (windowClass === "ksplashqml ksplashqml") {
             return true;
         }
         return false;
     },
     fadeOut: function (window) {
         animate({
             window: window,
             duration: loginEffect.duration,
             type: Effect.Opacity,
             from: 1.0,
             to: 0.0
         });
     },
     fadeToBlack: function (window) {
         animate({
             window: window,
             duration: loginEffect.duration / 2,
             animations: [{
                 type: Effect.Brightness,
                 from: 1.0,
                 to: 0.0
             }, {
                 type: Effect.Opacity,
                 from: 1.0,
                 to: 0.0,
                 delay: loginEffect.duration / 2
             }, {
                 // TODO: is there a better way to keep brightness constant?
                 type: Effect.Brightness,
                 from: 0.0,
                 to: 0.0,
                 delay: loginEffect.duration / 2
             }]
         });
     },
     closed: function (window) {
         if (!loginEffect.isLoginSplash(window)) {
             return;
         }
         if (loginEffect.isFadeToBlack === true) {
             loginEffect.fadeToBlack(window);
         } else {
             loginEffect.fadeOut(window);
         }
     },
     init: function () {
         effect.configChanged.connect(loginEffect.loadConfig);
         effects.windowClosed.connect(loginEffect.closed);
         loginEffect.loadConfig();
     }
 };
 loginEffect.init();