diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9cf8d7f4..56537310 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Added
 - Bengali, Serbian and Greek translations
+
 ### Fixed
 - error when end break shortcut is not set
 
+### Changed
+- improved break window loading
+
 ## [1.16.0] - 2024-08-11
 ### Added
 - Estonia and Belarus translations
diff --git a/app/main.js b/app/main.js
index 5bd813e8..b1476874 100644
--- a/app/main.js
+++ b/app/main.js
@@ -694,6 +694,8 @@ function startMicrobreak () {
       alwaysOnTop: !showBreaksAsRegularWindows,
       hasShadow: false,
       title: 'Stretchly',
+      titleBarStyle: 'hidden',
+      titleBarOverlay: false,
       webPreferences: {
         preload: path.join(__dirname, './microbreak.js'),
         enableRemoteModule: true,
@@ -840,6 +842,8 @@ function startBreak () {
       alwaysOnTop: !showBreaksAsRegularWindows,
       hasShadow: false,
       title: 'Stretchly',
+      titleBarStyle: 'hidden',
+      titleBarOverlay: false,
       webPreferences: {
         preload: path.join(__dirname, './break.js'),
         enableRemoteModule: true,