diff --git a/files/__main__.py b/files/__main__.py
index 4d9d2db33d..b874bca7bf 100644
--- a/files/__main__.py
+++ b/files/__main__.py
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ app.config["SESSION_COOKIE_SAMESITE"] = "Lax"
 app.config["PERMANENT_SESSION_LIFETIME"] = 60 * 60 * 24 * 365
 app.config["SESSION_REFRESH_EACH_REQUEST"] = True
 
-app.config["SLOGAN"] = environ.get("SLOGAN").strip()
-app.config["DEFAULT_COLOR"] = environ.get("DEFAULT_COLOR").strip()
-app.config["DEFAULT_THEME"] = environ.get("DEFAULT_THEME").strip() + "_" + environ.get("DEFAULT_COLOR").strip()
+app.config["SLOGAN"] = environ.get("SLOGAN", "").strip()
+app.config["DEFAULT_COLOR"] = environ.get("DEFAULT_COLOR", "ff0000").strip()
+app.config["DEFAULT_THEME"] = environ.get("DEFAULT_THEME", "light").strip() + "_" + environ.get("DEFAULT_COLOR", "ff0000").strip()
 
 app.config["FORCE_HTTPS"] = int(environ.get("FORCE_HTTPS", 1)) if ("localhost" not in app.config["SERVER_NAME"] and "127.0.0.1" not in app.config["SERVER_NAME"]) else 0
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ app.config["RATELIMIT_HEADERS_ENABLED"]=True
 limiter = Limiter(
 	app,
 	key_func=get_ipaddr,
-	default_limits=["100/minute"],
+	#default_limits=["100/minute"],
 	headers_enabled=True,
 	strategy="fixed-window"
 )
diff --git a/files/templates/submission.html b/files/templates/submission.html
index 4f8d3aab37..e1215e5eb9 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission.html
@@ -190,18 +190,31 @@
 </script>
 {% endif %}
 
+<script src="/assets/js/sparkle.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
+
 {% if p.award_count("gold") %}
+{% set sparkles = 10*p.award_count("gold") if p.award_count("gold") <= 5 else 50 %}
 <script>
-	{% set minstars = 10*p.award_count("gold") if p.award_count("gold") <= 5 else 50 %}
-	{% set maxstars = 20*p.award_count("gold") if p.award_count("gold") <= 5 else 100 %}
-	<script type="text/javascript">
-		new BugController({
-			imageSprite: "/assets/images/star.png",
-			canDie: false,
-			minBugs: {{minstars}},
-			maxBugs: {{maxstars}},
-			mouseOver: "multiply"
-		});
+	document.querySelector("#post-text").sparkle({
+		count: {{ sparkles }},
+		minAge: 500,
+		maxAge: 1000,
+		starsource: `
+		<svg
+		  width="100%"
+		  height="100%"
+		  viewBox="0 0 15 15"
+		  version="1.1"
+		  xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" x
+		  mlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+		  xml:space="preserve"
+		  xmlns:serif="http://www.serif.com/"
+		  style="fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:2;">
+			<path d="M1.125,4.95l4.462,0l1.913,-3.825l0.637,3.825l5.738,0l-4.463,3.188l0.638,5.737l-3.187,-3.825l-4.463,3.825l1.913,-5.737l-3.188,-3.188Z"
+			style="fill:#aaad00;">
+			</path>
+		  </svg>`,
+	});
 </script>
 {% endif %}