diff --git a/src/constants.js b/src/constants.js
index 4977e27..17803b6 100644
--- a/src/constants.js
+++ b/src/constants.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export const PRECISION = 0.01;
 export const VERSION = '0.0.18';
 export const LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY = 'PRINTER_SETTINGS';
-export const MIN_AREA = 10;
+export const MIN_AREA = 1; // holes smaller as 1mm2 get removed
 export const Z_OFFSET = 0.3;