diff --git a/src/components/StoryContainer.vue b/src/components/StoryContainer.vue
index 38b3e31..0b736e5 100644
--- a/src/components/StoryContainer.vue
+++ b/src/components/StoryContainer.vue
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const initViewer = () => {
     element: openSeadragonElt.value,
     tileSources: props.story.url,
     ...defaultViewerConfiguration,
-    debugMode: true,
+    debugMode: false,
   })
 }