diff --git a/static/js/background_anim.js b/static/js/background_anim.js
index 474b7c09fce7ea4e1a10d0ebb408de621b9a53dd..ea2ba447be6796f0659ba6d3781141cf5e19dd23 100644
--- a/static/js/background_anim.js
+++ b/static/js/background_anim.js
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ const DOT_OUTLINE_COLOUR = "#444";
 const LINE_COLOUR = "#777";
 
 const VELOCITY_SLOWDOWN_MULTIPLIER = 0.998;
-const VELOCITY_PUSH_MULTIPLIER = 1.8;
+const VELOCITY_PUSH_MULTIPLIER = 1.2;
 
-const SHOW_VELOCITIES = true;
+const SHOW_VELOCITIES = false;
 
 // ----