diff --git a/xscreensaver.be0 b/xscreensaver.be0
index 817a453aa..076e694cc 100755
--- a/xscreensaver.be0
+++ b/xscreensaver.be0
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env beesh
 
-# BEE_VERSION xscreensaver-5.40-0
+# BEE_VERSION xscreensaver-5.43-0
 
 ## this file was created by bee init and should be executed to build a
 ## bee-package. (Additional hints are located at the end of this file.)
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ build_in_sourcedir
 mee_install() {
     bee_install \
         install_prefix="${D}"
+
+    # Use blank mode as default to reduce power usage
+    start_cmd sed -i 's/\*mode:.*/\*mode:\t\t\tblank/g' "${D}${DATADIR}/X11/app-defaults/XScreenSaver"
 }
 ## by default this may be 'make install DESTDIR="${D}"'