diff --git a/config/config b/config/config
index f46f88bd..0154548d 100644
--- a/config/config
+++ b/config/config
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ color_blocks="on"
 
 # Color block width in spaces
 # --block_width num
-block_width=2
+block_width=3
 
 # Color block height in lines
 # --block_height num