diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 8d442a4b34..6429a08f02 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ using namespace std;
 static char STAR_FILE[] = "https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/highfidelity/stars.txt";
 static char STAR_CACHE_FILE[] = "cachedStars.txt";
 
-static const bool TESTING_PARTICLE_SYSTEM = true;
+static const bool TESTING_PARTICLE_SYSTEM = false;
 
 static const int BANDWIDTH_METER_CLICK_MAX_DRAG_LENGTH = 6; // farther dragged clicks are ignored