diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index fd2b6d24..7ddaea28 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@
     --color-sidebar-accent-foreground: var(--sidebar-accent-foreground);
     --color-sidebar-border: var(--sidebar-border);
     --color-sidebar-ring: var(--sidebar-ring);
-    
-    /* Custom dark theme colors - exact hex matches */
+
     --color-dark-bg: #18181b;
     --color-dark-bg-darker: #0e0e10;
     --color-dark-bg-darkest: #09090b;
diff --git a/src/ui/Desktop/Apps/Terminal/Terminal.tsx b/src/ui/Desktop/Apps/Terminal/Terminal.tsx
index 4b0540fb..abb700d0 100644
--- a/src/ui/Desktop/Apps/Terminal/Terminal.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/Desktop/Apps/Terminal/Terminal.tsx
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ export const Terminal = forwardRef<any, SSHTerminalProps>(function SSHTerminal(
             scrollback: 10000,
             fontSize: 14,
             fontFamily: '"JetBrains Mono Nerd Font", "MesloLGS NF", "FiraCode Nerd Font", "Cascadia Code", "JetBrains Mono", Consolas, "Courier New", monospace',
-            theme: {background: 'var(--color-dark-bg)', foreground: '#f7f7f7'},
+            theme: {background: '#18181b', foreground: '#f7f7f7'},
             allowTransparency: true,
             convertEol: true,
             windowsMode: false,
diff --git a/src/ui/Desktop/Homepage/Homepage.tsx b/src/ui/Desktop/Homepage/Homepage.tsx
index de18b8f3..8e4ea4f3 100644
--- a/src/ui/Desktop/Homepage/Homepage.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/Desktop/Homepage/Homepage.tsx
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export function Homepage({
             style={{ paddingTop: `${topPadding}px` }}>
             {!loggedIn ? (
                 <div 
-                    className="absolute left-0 w-full flex items-center justify-center transition-all duration-300 ease-in-out"
+                    className="absolute left-0 w-full flex items-center justify-center"
                     style={{ 
                         top: `${topOffset}px`, 
                         height: `calc(100% - ${topOffset}px)` 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export function Homepage({
                 </div>
             ) : (
                 <div 
-                    className="absolute left-0 w-full flex items-center justify-center transition-all duration-300 ease-in-out"
+                    className="absolute left-0 w-full flex items-center justify-center"
                     style={{ 
                         top: `${topOffset}px`, 
                         height: `calc(100% - ${topOffset}px)`