diff --git a/js/bloomPass.js b/js/bloomPass.js
index 2698074..10b04ce 100644
--- a/js/bloomPass.js
+++ b/js/bloomPass.js
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ const levelStrengths = Array(pyramidHeight)
   .reverse();
 
 export default (regl, config, inputs) => {
+
+  const enabled = config.bloomSize > 0 && config.bloomStrength > 0;
+
+  if (!enabled) {
+    return makePass(
+      {
+        primary: inputs.primary,
+        bloom: makePassFBO(regl)
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
   const uniforms = extractEntries(config, [
     "bloomStrength",
     "highPassThreshold"
diff --git a/js/config.js b/js/config.js
index 72b1d53..fcf7f8e 100644
--- a/js/config.js
+++ b/js/config.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const fonts = {
 const defaults = {
   animationSpeed: 1,
   bloomStrength: 1,
-  bloomSize: 0.6,
+  bloomSize: 1,
   highPassThreshold: 0.3,
   cycleSpeed: 1,
   cycleStyleName: "cycleFasterWhenDimmed",
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ const paramMapping = {
   },
   bloomSize: {
     key: "bloomSize",
-    parser: s => nullNaN(range(parseFloat(s), 0.01, 1))
+    parser: s => nullNaN(range(parseFloat(s), 0, 1))
   },
   url: { key: "bgURL", parser: s => s },
   colors: { key: "stripeColors", parser: s => s }