diff --git a/lib/forcegraph.js b/lib/forcegraph.js
index 271132f..7212981 100644
--- a/lib/forcegraph.js
+++ b/lib/forcegraph.js
@@ -395,33 +395,34 @@ define(['d3', 'helper'], function (d3, helper) {
       // -- draw clients --
       ctx.save();
       ctx.beginPath();
-      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;
-
-        for (var orbit = 0, i = 0; i < clients; orbit++) {
-          var di = startDistance + orbit * 2 * radius * a;
-          var n = Math.floor((Math.PI * di) / (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 + di * Math.cos(angle + startAngle);
-            var y = d.y + di * Math.sin(angle + startAngle);
-
-            ctx.moveTo(x, y);
-            ctx.arc(x, y, radius, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
+      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;
+
+          for (var orbit = 0, i = 0; i < clients; orbit++) {
+            var di = startDistance + orbit * 2 * radius * a;
+            var n = Math.floor((Math.PI * di) / (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 + di * Math.cos(angle + startAngle);
+              var y = d.y + di * Math.sin(angle + startAngle);
+
+              ctx.moveTo(x, y);
+              ctx.arc(x, y, radius, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
+            }
+          }
+        });
+      }
       ctx.fillStyle = clientColor;
       ctx.fill();
       ctx.restore();