diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index 55eee5ce7d..dc746b305c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             if (!loadedSuccessfully)
                 return;
 
-            (Background as BackgroundScreenBeatmap)?.BlurTo(Vector2.Zero, 1500, Easing.OutQuint);
+            (Background as BackgroundScreenBeatmap)?.BlurTo(Vector2.Zero, 1000, Easing.OutQuint);
 
             dimLevel.ValueChanged += dimLevel_ValueChanged;
             showStoryboard.ValueChanged += showStoryboard_ValueChanged;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
index 24a7b3db90..68437180ac 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
             if (backgroundModeBeatmap != null)
             {
                 backgroundModeBeatmap.Beatmap = beatmap;
-                backgroundModeBeatmap.BlurTo(background_blur, 1000);
+                backgroundModeBeatmap.BlurTo(background_blur, 750, Easing.OutQuint);
                 backgroundModeBeatmap.FadeTo(1, 250);
             }