diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/Configuration.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/Configuration.java
index 433ec10..919fd8c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/Configuration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/Configuration.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ public class Configuration {
   public CommandCore core = new CommandCore();
   public Bots bots = new Bots();
   public CustomChat customChat = new CustomChat();
+  public boolean fullbright = true; // should this be false?
   public String autoSkinUsername = "off";
 
   public static class CommandManager {
diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/modules/FullBright.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/modules/FullBright.java
index d9d2858..23eda1d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/modules/FullBright.java
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/modules/FullBright.java
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package land.chipmunk.chipmunkmod.modules;
 
+import land.chipmunk.chipmunkmod.ChipmunkMod;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.Setter;
 
 public class FullBright {
-    @Getter @Setter private static boolean enabled = true;
+    @Getter @Setter private static boolean enabled = ChipmunkMod.CONFIG.fullbright;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/chipmunkmod/default_config.json b/src/main/resources/assets/chipmunkmod/default_config.json
index e3811f1..40dd3d4 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/chipmunkmod/default_config.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/chipmunkmod/default_config.json
@@ -32,5 +32,7 @@
     }
   },
 
+  "fullbright": true,
+
   "autoSkinUsername": "off"
 }