diff --git a/plugins/notify/Notification.vala b/plugins/notify/Notification.vala
index e6c7e678..9454b68c 100644
--- a/plugins/notify/Notification.vala
+++ b/plugins/notify/Notification.vala
@@ -89,18 +89,17 @@ namespace Gala.Plugins.Notify
 		public void open () {
 			var entry = new TransitionGroup ();
 			entry.remove_on_complete = true;
-			entry.progress_mode = AnimationMode.EASE_IN_OUT_CUBIC;
-			entry.duration = 600;
+			entry.duration = 400;
 
 			var opacity_transition = new PropertyTransition ("opacity");
 			opacity_transition.set_from_value (0);
 			opacity_transition.set_to_value (255);
 
 			var flip_transition = new KeyframeTransition ("rotation-angle-x");
-			flip_transition.set_from_value (-90.0);
+			flip_transition.set_from_value (90.0);
 			flip_transition.set_to_value (0.0);
 			flip_transition.set_key_frames ({ 0.6 });
-			flip_transition.set_values ({ 10.0 });
+			flip_transition.set_values ({ -10.0 });
 
 			entry.add_transition (opacity_transition);
 			entry.add_transition (flip_transition);
@@ -319,4 +318,4 @@ namespace Gala.Plugins.Notify
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
-}
+}
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