diff --git a/lib/forcegraph.js b/lib/forcegraph.js
index 7ac8ff6..992f1b9 100644
--- a/lib/forcegraph.js
+++ b/lib/forcegraph.js
@@ -380,31 +380,32 @@ define(["d3"], function (d3) {
       // -- draw clients --
       ctx.save()
       ctx.beginPath()
-      nodes.filter(visibleNodes).forEach(function (d) {
-        var clients = d.o.node.statistics.clients
-        if (clients === 0)
-          return
+      if (scale > 0.9)
+        nodes.filter(visibleNodes).forEach(function (d) {
+          var clients = d.o.node.statistics.clients
+          if (clients === 0)
+            return
 
-        var startDistance = 16
-        var radius = 3
-        var a = 1.2
-        var startAngle = Math.PI
+          var startDistance = 16
+          var radius = 3
+          var a = 1.2
+          var startAngle = Math.PI
 
-        for (var orbit = 0, i = 0; i < clients; orbit++) {
-          var distance = startDistance + orbit * 2 * radius * a
-          var n = Math.floor((Math.PI * distance) / (a * radius))
-          var delta = clients - i
+          for (var orbit = 0, i = 0; i < clients; orbit++) {
+            var distance = startDistance + orbit * 2 * radius * a
+            var n = Math.floor((Math.PI * distance) / (a * radius))
+            var delta = clients - i
 
-          for (var j = 0; j < Math.min(delta, n); i++, j++) {
-            var angle = 2 * Math.PI / n * j
-            var x = d.x + distance * Math.cos(angle + startAngle)
-            var y = d.y + distance * Math.sin(angle + startAngle)
+            for (var j = 0; j < Math.min(delta, n); i++, j++) {
+              var angle = 2 * Math.PI / n * j
+              var x = d.x + distance * Math.cos(angle + startAngle)
+              var y = d.y + distance * Math.sin(angle + startAngle)
 
-            ctx.moveTo(x, y)
-            ctx.arc(x, y, radius, 0, 2 * Math.PI)
+              ctx.moveTo(x, y)
+              ctx.arc(x, y, radius, 0, 2 * Math.PI)
+            }
           }
-        }
-      })
+        })
 
       ctx.fillStyle = clientColor
       ctx.fill()