diff --git a/lib/ComicBook.js b/lib/ComicBook.js
index e7ecf04..dd73def 100755
--- a/lib/ComicBook.js
+++ b/lib/ComicBook.js
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ var ComicBook = (function ($) {
         toolbar: 84,
         toggleLayout: 76
       },
-      libPath: '/lib/'
+      libPath: '/lib/',
+      forward_buffer: 3
     };
 
     this.isMobile = false;
@@ -391,8 +392,6 @@ var ComicBook = (function ($) {
       // to be loaded before you can scroll backwards
       function preload(start, stop) {
 
-        var forward_buffer = 3; // TODO: make this into a config option?
-
         var j = 0;
         var count = 1;
         var forward = start;
@@ -400,7 +399,7 @@ var ComicBook = (function ($) {
 
         while (forward <= stop) {
 
-          if (count > forward_buffer && backward > -1) {
+          if (count > options.forward_buffer && backward > -1) {
             queue.push(backward);
             backward--;
             count = 0;