diff --git a/src/ProgressCircle.jsx b/src/ProgressCircle.jsx
index 319c928..80c3f29 100644
--- a/src/ProgressCircle.jsx
+++ b/src/ProgressCircle.jsx
@@ -62,13 +62,10 @@ const ProgressCircle = ({
             height={height + extraHeight}
             width={width + extraWidth}
           >
-            <feGaussianBlur in="SourceAlpha" stdDeviation="3" /> {/* stdDeviation is how much to blur */}
+            <feGaussianBlur in="SourceAlpha" stdDeviation="5" /> {/* stdDeviation is how much to blur */}
             <feOffset dx="0" dy="0" result="offsetblur" /> {/* how much to offset */}
-            <feComponentTransfer>
-              <feFuncA type="linear" slope="2.0" />
-            </feComponentTransfer>
             <feMerge>
-              <feMergeNode /> {/* this contains the offset blurred image */}
+              <feMergeNode in="offsetBlur" />
               <feMergeNode in="SourceGraphic" /> {/* this contains the element that the filter is applied to  */}
             </feMerge>
           </filter>