diff --git a/screensaver-tron-ares/screensaver-tron-ares.py b/screensaver-tron-ares/screensaver-tron-ares.py
index 459824b..810b088 100644
--- a/screensaver-tron-ares/screensaver-tron-ares.py
+++ b/screensaver-tron-ares/screensaver-tron-ares.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ breathing_time = 0
 breathing_speed = 0.02
 breathing_scale_min = 1.0
 breathing_scale_max = 1.1
-num_bars = 40
+num_bars = 10
 bar_width = SCREEN_WIDTH // num_bars
 max_bar_height = int(SCREEN_HEIGHT * 0.25)
 bar_heights = [random.randint(10, max_bar_height) for _ in range(num_bars)]