diff --git a/wled00/FX.cpp b/wled00/FX.cpp
index 0be46bcc3d..b2d6e0d22d 100644
--- a/wled00/FX.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX.cpp
@@ -8824,11 +8824,11 @@ uint16_t mode_particlebox(void)
   SEGMENT.fill(BLACK); // clear the matrix
 
   // render the particles
-  ParticleSys_render(particles, displayparticles, false, false, SEGMENT.check2);
+  ParticleSys_render(particles, displayparticles, false, false);
 
   return FRAMETIME;
 }
-static const char _data_FX_MODE_PARTICLEBOX[] PROGMEM = "Particle Box@Speed,Particles,Tilt strength,Bouncyness,,Rocking Boat,Fastcolors;;!;012;pal=1,sx=100,ix=82,c1=190,c2=210,o1=0";
+static const char _data_FX_MODE_PARTICLEBOX[] PROGMEM = "Particle Box@Speed,Particles,Tilt strength,Bouncyness,,Rocking Boat,;;!;012;pal=1,sx=100,ix=82,c1=190,c2=210,o1=0";
 
 /*
 perlin noise 'gravity' mapping as in particles on noise hills viewed from above
diff --git a/wled00/FXparticleSystem.cpp b/wled00/FXparticleSystem.cpp
index 5112fa908e..fed38d1fdd 100644
--- a/wled00/FXparticleSystem.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FXparticleSystem.cpp
@@ -334,9 +334,15 @@ void Particle_Gravity_update(PSparticle *part, bool wrapX, bool bounceX, bool bo
 // render particles to the LED buffer (uses palette to render the 8bit particle color value)
 // if wrap is set, particles half out of bounds are rendered to the other side of the matrix
 // saturation is color saturation, if not set to 255, hsv instead of palette is used (palette does not support saturation)
-void ParticleSys_render(PSparticle *particles, uint32_t numParticles, bool wrapX, bool wrapY, bool fastcoloradd)
+void ParticleSys_render(PSparticle *particles, uint32_t numParticles, bool wrapX, bool wrapY)
 {
-
+#ifdef ESP8266
+	bool fastcoloradd = true; // on ESP8266, we need every bit of performance we can get
+#else
+	bool fastcoloradd = false; // on ESP32, there is little benefit from using fast add
+#endif
+	
+	
 	const uint16_t cols = strip.isMatrix ? SEGMENT.virtualWidth() : 1;
 	const uint16_t rows = strip.isMatrix ? SEGMENT.virtualHeight() : SEGMENT.virtualLength();
 
diff --git a/wled00/FXparticleSystem.h b/wled00/FXparticleSystem.h
index 80be538a70..78acf52c51 100644
--- a/wled00/FXparticleSystem.h
+++ b/wled00/FXparticleSystem.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void Particle_attractor(PSparticle *particle, PSparticle *attractor, uint8_t *co
 void Particle_Move_update(PSparticle *part);
 void Particle_Bounce_update(PSparticle *part, const uint8_t hardness);
 void Particle_Gravity_update(PSparticle *part, bool wrapX, bool bounceX, bool bounceY, const uint8_t hardness);
-void ParticleSys_render(PSparticle *particles, uint32_t numParticles, bool wrapX, bool wrapY, bool fastcoloradd = false);
+void ParticleSys_render(PSparticle *particles, uint32_t numParticles, bool wrapX, bool wrapY);
 void FireParticle_update(PSparticle *part, bool wrapX, bool WrapY);
 void ParticleSys_renderParticleFire(PSparticle *particles, uint32_t numParticles, bool wrapX);
 void PartMatrix_addHeat(uint8_t col, uint8_t row, uint16_t heat);