diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 82a2093..f727055 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #define GAME_ARENA_SIZE 16 * 1024 * 1024	// 16MB
 #define DEFAULT_MAX_ORBITS 10000
 #define DEFAULT_MANUEVER_NODES 3 * DEFAULT_MAX_ORBITS
+#define DEBUG_ORBITS false	// add a thousand extra randrom orbits
 
 const double SCALING = 0.001;
 const vec4 g_light_direction = vec4(-2, 1, 3, 1);
@@ -304,8 +305,10 @@ loadScene(GameState* gs, RenderState* rs)
 	// NOTE: pre-select an orbit for testing
 	selectOrbit(gs, go_2);
 
+#if DEBUG_ORBITS
 	// NOTE: add more orbits with maneuvers to try and provoke a failure
 	loadRandomOrbits(gs, rs, 1000, body, rg);
+#endif
 
 	return true;
 }