  The DFT-$\frac{1}{2}$ method is a band gap correction with GW precision at a
DFT computational cost. The method was also extended to correct the gap between
defect levels, allowing for the calculation of optical transitions. However,
this method fails when the atomic character of the occupied and unoccupied
defect levels are similar as we illustrate by two examples, the tetrahedral
hydrogen interstitial and the negatively charged vacancy in diamond. We solve
this problem by decoupling the effect of the occupied and unoccupied defect
levels and call this the decoupled DFT-$\frac{1}{2}$ method for defects.
