diff --git a/lua/catppuccin/palettes/init.lua b/lua/catppuccin/palettes/init.lua
index d022f9fb..6c199a3c 100644
--- a/lua/catppuccin/palettes/init.lua
+++ b/lua/catppuccin/palettes/init.lua
@@ -5,7 +5,18 @@ function M.get_palette(flavour)
 	local _, palette = pcall(require, "catppuccin.palettes." .. flvr)
 	local O = require("catppuccin").options
 	local ans = vim.tbl_deep_extend("keep", O.color_overrides.all or {}, O.color_overrides[flvr] or {}, palette or {})
-	if O.kitty and O.transparent_background then -- https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/2917
+
+	--[[ 
+		Kitty makes Neovim transparent if its own terminal background matches Neovim, 
+		so we need to adjust the color channels to make sure people don't suddenly
+		have a transparent background if they haven't specified it.
+
+		Unfortunately, this currently means all users on Kitty will have all their
+		palette colors slightly offset.
+
+		ref: https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/2917
+	--]]
+	if O.kitty then
 		for accent, hex in pairs(ans) do
 			local red_green_string = hex:sub(1, 5)
 			local blue_value = tonumber(hex:sub(6, 7), 16)
@@ -15,6 +26,7 @@ function M.get_palette(flavour)
 			ans[accent] = string.format("%s%.2x", red_green_string, blue_value)
 		end
 	end
+
 	return ans
 end