diff --git a/example.config.js b/example.config.js
index a159c4c..e260de3 100644
--- a/example.config.js
+++ b/example.config.js
@@ -21,13 +21,10 @@ module.exports = {
       // tiles: 'your-mapbox-account-name/x5678-map-id'
     },
     features: {
-      USE_CATEGORIES: true,
-      CATEGORIES_AS_FILTERS: true,
+      USE_CATEGORIES: false,
       USE_ASSOCIATIONS: true,
-      USE_SOURCES: true,
+      USE_SOURCES: false,
       USE_COVER: true,
-      USE_SITES: false,
-      USE_SHAPES: false,
       GRAPH_NONLOCATED: false,
       HIGHLIGHT_GROUPS: false
     }
diff --git a/src/components/Timeline.jsx b/src/components/Timeline.jsx
index 58b0a3d..f7bca34 100644
--- a/src/components/Timeline.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Timeline.jsx
@@ -268,14 +268,16 @@ class Timeline extends React.Component {
   }
 
   getY (event) {
+
     const { features, domain } = this.props
+    const { USE_CATEGORIES, GRAPH_NONLOCATED } = features
     const { categories } = domain
+    const categoriesExist = USE_CATEGORIES && categories && categories.length > 0
 
-    const categoriesExist = categories && categories.length > 0
 
-    const { GRAPH_NONLOCATED } = features
-
-    if (!categoriesExist) { return this.state.dims.trackHeight / 2 }
+    if (!categoriesExist) {
+      return this.state.dims.trackHeight / 2
+    }
 
     const { category, project } = event