diff --git a/examples/overlapping_borders/autostart b/examples/overlapping_borders/autostart
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/overlapping_borders/autostart
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+#! /bin/sh
+
+BW=$(bspc get border_width)
+bspc set window_gap -$BW
+for m in $(bspc list_monitors --quiet | cut -d ' ' -f 1) ; do
+    bspc pad "$m" $BW $BW $BW $BW
+done