diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 1e61f11..a3dba13 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ window.CONFIG = {
             maxAlpha: 0.55
         },
         terrainHaze: {
-            enabled: true,        // terrain-distance based haze on the ground
+            enabled: false,       // test: no terrain haze
             scaleHeightKm: 8.5,   // exponential vertical falloff
             density: 0.22,        // optical depth per world unit
             gain: 1.0,            // overall multiplier