diff --git a/kdm-theme/joy/joy.xml b/kdm-theme/joy/joy.xml
index 19b2428..3eaf8b8 100644
--- a/kdm-theme/joy/joy.xml
+++ b/kdm-theme/joy/joy.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	       frame="false" />
 	       
 	<item type="pixmap" id="background" background="true">
-		<normal file="background.svg" scalemode="crop"/>
+		<normal file="background.svg" scalemode="scale"/>
 		<pos x="0" y="0" width="100%" height="100%"/>
 	</item>
 <!--