diff --git a/scripts/move-window-to-other-display.sh b/scripts/move-window-to-other-display.sh
index 15da099..bb446ff 100755
--- a/scripts/move-window-to-other-display.sh
+++ b/scripts/move-window-to-other-display.sh
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
 
 set -ueo pipefail
 
-# assuming that all display's are the same width
+# assuming that all displays are the same width
 displayWidth=$(xdotool getdisplaygeometry | cut -d' ' -f1)
 
 xPos=$(xdotool getactivewindow getwindowgeometry | grep Position: | cut -d: -f2 | cut -d, -f1 | tr -d ' ')
-newXPos=
+
+# don't ask questions about magic numbers
 if [[ "${xPos}" -ge "${displayWidth}" ]]; then
-    newXPos="-${displayWidth}"
+    newXPos="-$((displayWidth + 3))"
 else
-    newXPos="${displayWidth}"
+    newXPos="$((displayWidth - 5))"
 fi
 
 # i don't know why the y value is offset, but it is what it is