diff --git a/classes/image.php b/classes/image.php
index 50695fb..27601e1 100644
--- a/classes/image.php
+++ b/classes/image.php
@@ -96,8 +96,11 @@ class Image
         $width = imagesx($img);
         $height = imagesy($img);
         
-        if($maxwidth>$width)$maxwidth = $width;
-        if($maxheight>$height)$maxheight = $height;
+        if(!ALLOW_BLOATING)
+        {
+            if($maxwidth>$width)$maxwidth = $width;
+            if($maxheight>$height)$maxheight = $height;
+        }
             
         if ($height > $width) 
         {   
diff --git a/inc/core.php b/inc/core.php
index ca4fc39..594272b 100644
--- a/inc/core.php
+++ b/inc/core.php
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ function renderImage($data)
         $path = $cachepath;
         $cached = true;
     }
-    else if($pm->countResizedImages($hash)>MAX_RESIZED_IMAGES) //if the number of max resized images is reached, just show the real one
+    else if(MAX_RESIZED_IMAGES > -1 && $pm->countResizedImages($hash)>MAX_RESIZED_IMAGES) //if the number of max resized images is reached, just show the real one
         $path = ROOT.DS.'upload'.DS.$hash.DS.$hash;
     
     switch($type)
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 523ff13..796a54b 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@ session_start();
 // shall we log all uploaders IP addresses?
 define('LOG_UPLOADER', true);
 
-//how many resizes may one image have?
-define('MAX_RESIZED_IMAGES',50);
+//how many resizes may one image have? set it to -1 for infinite resizes
+define('MAX_RESIZED_IMAGES',4);
+
+//when the user requests a resize. Can the resized image be bigger than the original?
+define('ALLOW_BLOATING', false);
+
 
 //don't change stuff beyond this point
 define('DOMAINPATH',(isset($_SERVER['HTTPS'])?'https':'http').'://'.$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].'/');