diff --git a/.config/kitty/kitty.conf b/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
index f5774393..7afaf230 100644
--- a/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
+++ b/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ font_size 12.0
 #: suffix px for pixels or % for percentage of original value. No
 #: suffix means use pts. For example::
 
-#:     modify_font underline_position -2
+modify_font underline_position 1
 #:     modify_font underline_thickness 150%
 #:     modify_font strikethrough_position 2px