diff --git a/src/app/components/analysis-panel/analysis-panel.component.ts b/src/app/components/analysis-panel/analysis-panel.component.ts
index 83a8441433f2b006bf91ee44b8de8411df429776..eb999fc76321ce3b47b02b8928eb942a5ccf8ab3 100644
--- a/src/app/components/analysis-panel/analysis-panel.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/analysis-panel/analysis-panel.component.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export class AnalysisPanelComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
         this.nodeData.edges = new vis.DataSet(edges);
         const container = this.networkEl.nativeElement;
         const isBig = nodes.length > 100 || edges.length > 100;
-        const options = NetworkSettings.getOptions(isBig ? 'analysis-big' : 'analysis');
+        const options = NetworkSettings.getOptions(isBig ? 'analysis-big' : 'analysis', this.myConfig.physicsOn);
         this.physicsEnabled = !isBig;
 
         this.network = new vis.Network(container, this.nodeData, options);
diff --git a/src/app/config.ts b/src/app/config.ts
index 229c9bb9aa6f4d85942f7ca94d1ca0bab64d5964..2f1de2fff2f33b26d5522e2d6d76553c0be767ef 100644
--- a/src/app/config.ts
+++ b/src/app/config.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export interface IConfig {
   autofillEdges: boolean;
   sidebarPos: 'left' | 'right';
   interactions?: InteractionDatabase;
+  physicsOn?: boolean;
   identifier?: Identifier;
   nodeShadow?: boolean;
   edgeShadow?: boolean;
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ export const defaultConfig: IConfig = {
   nodeShadow: true,
   edgeShadow: true,
   autofillEdges: true,
+  physicsOn: false,
   sidebarPos: 'left',
   nodeGroups: {
     // all NodeGroups but the default group must be set, if not provided by the user, they will be taken from here
diff --git a/src/app/network-settings.ts b/src/app/network-settings.ts
index cbc58a0215ae7f96451873670f6e3aa181d6d725..e68a102a62f49822a20557851e0f7a27cd5caf77 100644
--- a/src/app/network-settings.ts
+++ b/src/app/network-settings.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import * as merge from 'lodash/fp/merge';
 export class NetworkSettings {
 
   // colors
-  private static Grey = '#A0A0A0'
+  private static Grey = '#A0A0A0';
   private static White = '#FFFFFF';
   private static Black = '#000000';
 
@@ -68,24 +68,24 @@ export class NetworkSettings {
   private static drugNotInTrialShape = 'box';
   private static drugInTrialShape = 'triangle';
 
-  static getOptions(network: 'main' | 'analysis' | 'analysis-big') {
+  static getOptions(network: 'main' | 'analysis' | 'analysis-big', physicsOn) {
     if (network === 'main') {
       return {
         layout: this.mainLayout,
         edges: this.mainEdges,
-        physics: this.mainPhysics,
+        physics: physicsOn || this.mainPhysics ,
       };
     } else if (network === 'analysis') {
       return {
         layout: this.analysisLayout,
         edges: this.analysisEdges,
-        physics: this.analysisPhysics,
+        physics: physicsOn ||  this.analysisPhysics,
       };
     } else if (network === 'analysis-big') {
       return {
         layout: this.analysisLayout,
         edges: this.analysisEdges,
-        physics: this.analysisBigPhysics,
+        physics: physicsOn || this.analysisBigPhysics,
       };
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/app/pages/explorer-page/explorer-page.component.ts b/src/app/pages/explorer-page/explorer-page.component.ts
index 820607444e86fa731387b669e56bd0d8c4fddf45..014884dd06af70b5be1ed3087488db5441c59ccf 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/explorer-page/explorer-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/pages/explorer-page/explorer-page.component.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,12 @@ export class ExplorerPageComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
         // a network exists, save node positions
         this.networkPositions = this.networkInternal.getPositions();
       }
-      this.createNetwork();
+      this.createNetwork().then(() => {
+        if(this.myConfig.physicsOn) {
+          this.updatePhysicsEnabled(true);
+        }
+      });
+
     }
   }
 
@@ -400,7 +405,7 @@ export class ExplorerPageComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
     this.nodeData.edges = new vis.DataSet(edges);
     const container = this.networkEl.nativeElement;
 
-    const options = NetworkSettings.getOptions('main');
+    const options = NetworkSettings.getOptions('main',this.myConfig.physicsOn);
 
     this.networkInternal = new vis.Network(container, this.nodeData, options);
 
diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html
index be55455cad71f8d1380e8741dbca4f27e4439374..4fbfc92cff8354ce4ee9a40fd5802b2056d7f4d9 100644
--- a/src/index.html
+++ b/src/index.html
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
   <network-expander id="netexp1"
                     pluginId="2"
-                    config='{"showLeftSidebar": true, "showSimpleAnalysis":true, "nodeGroups":{"patient":{"type":"patient","color":"black","font":{"color":"#ffffff"},"groupName":"Patient","shape":"image","image":"https://static.thenounproject.com/png/22780-200.png"},"condition":{"type":"condition","color":"black","font":{"color":"black"},"groupName":"Condition","shape":"text"},"important":{"type":"gene","color":"#ff881f","font":{"color":"#000000"},"groupName":"Important Gene","shape":"star"},"gene":{"type":"gene","color":"#4da300","font":{"color":"#ffffff"},"groupName":"Gene","shape":"circle"},"foundDrug":{"type":"drug","color":{"border":"#F12590","background":"#F12590"},"font":{"color":"#f0f0f0"},"groupName":"Drug","shape":"diamond"}},"edgeGroups":{"genotype":{"color":"black","groupName":"Relevant Gene"},"has-condition":{"color":"#000000","groupName":"Has Condition","dashes":[2,2]},"default":{"color":"#000000","groupName":"default edge"},"ggi":{"color":"#000000","groupName":"Interaction","dashes":[3,2]}},"identifier":"symbol","title":"Breast cancer example network","nodeShadow":true,"edgeShadow":false,"autofillEdges":false,"showLegend":true}'
+                    config='{"physicsOn":true, "showLeftSidebar": true, "showSimpleAnalysis":true, "nodeGroups":{"patient":{"type":"patient","color":"black","font":{"color":"#ffffff"},"groupName":"Patient","shape":"image","image":"https://static.thenounproject.com/png/22780-200.png"},"condition":{"type":"condition","color":"black","font":{"color":"black"},"groupName":"Condition","shape":"text"},"important":{"type":"gene","color":"#ff881f","font":{"color":"#000000"},"groupName":"Important Gene","shape":"star"},"gene":{"type":"gene","color":"#4da300","font":{"color":"#ffffff"},"groupName":"Gene","shape":"circle"},"foundDrug":{"type":"drug","color":{"border":"#F12590","background":"#F12590"},"font":{"color":"#f0f0f0"},"groupName":"Drug","shape":"diamond"}},"edgeGroups":{"genotype":{"color":"black","groupName":"Relevant Gene"},"has-condition":{"color":"#000000","groupName":"Has Condition","dashes":[2,2]},"default":{"color":"#000000","groupName":"default edge"},"ggi":{"color":"#000000","groupName":"Interaction","dashes":[3,2]}},"identifier":"symbol","title":"Breast cancer example network","nodeShadow":true,"edgeShadow":false,"autofillEdges":false,"showLegend":true}'
                     network='{"nodes":[{"id":"patient-1","group":"patient","x":592,"y":446},{"id":"patient-2","group":"patient","x":235,"y":87},{"id":"patient-3","group":"patient","x":105,"y":369},{"id":"ATM","label":"ATM","group":"gene","x":289,"y":242},{"id":"BARD1","label":"BARD1","group":"gene","x":44,"y":250},{"id":"BRCA1","label":"BRCA1","group":"gene","x":466,"y":576},{"id":"BRCA2","label":"BRCA2","group":"gene","x":507,"y":285},{"id":"BRIP1","label":"BRIP1","group":"gene","x":54,"y":474},{"id":"CHEK2","label":"CHEK2","group":"gene","x":216,"y":590},{"id":"CDH1","label":"CDH1","group":"gene","x":320,"y":-57},{"id":"NF1","label":"NF1","group":"gene","x":481,"y":111},{"id":"NBN","label":"NBN","group":"gene","x":-57,"y":314},{"id":"PALB2","label":"PALB2","group":"gene","x":450,"y":190},{"id":"PTEN","label":"PTEN","group":"important","x":305,"y":494},{"id":"RAD51C","label":"RAD51C","group":"gene","x":182,"y":-90},{"id":"RAD51D","label":"RAD51D","group":"gene","x":368,"y":73},{"id":"STK11","label":"STK11","group":"gene","x":686,"y":330},{"id":"TP53","label":"TP53","group":"important","x":333,"y":316},{"id":"subtype-1","label":"Subtype 1","group":"condition","x":556,"y":171},{"id":"subtype-2","label":"Subtype 2","group":"condition","x":-87,"y":221}],"edges":[{"from":"BRCA1","to":"BRCA2","group":"ggi"},{"from":"ATM","to":"BARD1","group":"ggi"},{"from":"BRCA1","to":"CHEK2","group":"ggi"},{"from":"RAD51C","to":"RAD51D","group":"ggi"},{"from":"STK11","to":"TP53","group":"ggi"},{"from":"TP53","to":"PALB2","group":"ggi"},{"from":"TP53","to":"RAD51D","group":"ggi"},{"from":"TP53","to":"NF1","group":"ggi"},{"from":"TP53","to":"BRCA1","group":"ggi"},{"from":"TP53","to":"BRCA2","group":"ggi"},{"from":"PTEN","to":"BRCA1","group":"ggi"},{"from":"PTEN","to":"BRCA2","group":"ggi"},{"from":"TP53","to":"PTEN","group":"ggi"},{"from":"ATM","to":"PTEN","group":"ggi"},{"from":"CDH1","to":"RAD51D","group":"ggi"},{"from":"CDH1","to":"PALB2","group":"ggi"},{"from":"NBN","to":"BRIP1","group":"ggi"},{"from":"BRIP1","to":"PTEN","group":"ggi"},{"from":"patient-1","to":"BRCA1","group":"genotype"},{"from":"patient-1","to":"TP53","group":"genotype"},{"from":"patient-1","to":"BRCA2","group":"genotype"},{"from":"patient-1","to":"PTEN","group":"genotype"},{"from":"patient-2","to":"TP53","group":"genotype"},{"from":"patient-2","to":"NF1","group":"genotype"},{"from":"patient-2","to":"BARD1","group":"genotype"},{"from":"patient-3","to":"TP53","group":"genotype"},{"from":"patient-3","to":"PTEN","group":"genotype"},{"from":"patient-3","to":"NBN","group":"genotype"},{"from":"patient-1","to":"subtype-1","group":"has-condition"},{"from":"patient-2","to":"subtype-1","group":"has-condition"},{"from":"patient-3","to":"subtype-2","group":"has-condition"}]}'>
   }'></network-expander>
 </div>