diff --git a/lib/jli.js b/lib/jli.js
index 3b88e7d..877b473 100755
--- a/lib/jli.js
+++ b/lib/jli.js
@@ -195,9 +195,12 @@ function unanimated(obj, func, time){
 
 
 
+var USE_3D_TRANSFORM = false
+
 // NOTE: at this point this works only on the X axis...
 function setElementTransform(elem, offset, scale){
 	elem = $(elem)
+	var t3d = USE_3D_TRANSFORM ? 'translateZ(0px)' : ''
 	if(offset == null){
 		offset = getElementShift(elem)
 	// number -- only the x coord...
@@ -217,7 +220,7 @@ function setElementTransform(elem, offset, scale){
 		var scale = getElementScale(elem)
 	}
 	if(USE_TRANSFORM){
-		var transform = 'translate('+ offset.left +'px, '+ offset.top +'px) scale('+ scale +') translateZ(0px)'
+		var transform = 'translate('+ offset.left +'px, '+ offset.top +'px) scale('+ scale +') ' + t3d
 		elem.css({
 			'-ms-transform' : transform, 
 			'-webkit-transform' : transform, 
@@ -231,7 +234,7 @@ function setElementTransform(elem, offset, scale){
 			top: ''
 		})
 	} else {
-		var transform = 'translate(0px, 0px) scale('+ scale +') translateZ(0px)'
+		var transform = 'translate(0px, 0px) scale('+ scale +') ' + t3d
 		elem.css({
 			// NOTE: this will be wrong during a transition, that's why we 
 			// 		can pass the pre-calculated offset as an argument...