diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 1d18c87..d47d63c 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         href="css/index.min.css"
         crossorigin="anonymous"/>
 </head>
-<body onload='particles(false, false, 2, 0.5)'>
+<body onload='particles(false, false, 2, 10)'>
     <canvas id="particles"></canvas>
 <!-- javascript -->
 <script
diff --git a/js/particles.js b/js/particles.js
index 97912bd..b597948 100644
--- a/js/particles.js
+++ b/js/particles.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-function particles(avoidMouse = true, hover = true, particles = 2, speed = 0.5){
+function particles(avoidMouse = true, hover = true, particles = 2, speed = 50){
     /* create particles animation
         based on the amazing tutorial by 'Franks Labratory'
         https://youtu.be/d620nV6bp0A
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ function particles(avoidMouse = true, hover = true, particles = 2, speed = 0.5){
     const canvas = document.getElementById('particles');
     const canvasContext = canvas.getContext('2d');
 
+    // divide the speed parameter by 100
+    speed = (speed / 100);
+
     // read css colour variables from root element
     const particleColour = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue('--col-particle');
     const strokeColour = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue('--col-particle-stroke');
