diff --git a/language.version b/language.version
index 1f0ca0f6b..bb64f77a3 100644
--- a/language.version
+++ b/language.version
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [default]
-SWWM_MODVER="\chSWWM \cwGZ\c- r541 (Sat 12 Sep 19:02:25 CEST 2020)";
+SWWM_MODVER="\chSWWM \cwGZ\c- r542 (Sun 13 Sep 10:14:01 CEST 2020)";
diff --git a/zscript/swwm_thiccboolet.zsc b/zscript/swwm_thiccboolet.zsc
index 0eaaefced..a1241094a 100644
--- a/zscript/swwm_thiccboolet.zsc
+++ b/zscript/swwm_thiccboolet.zsc
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ Class SilverBullet : SWWMWeapon
 	bool zoomed;
 	double zoomlevel;
 	ui TextureID reticle;
+	transient ui CVar useshaders;
 	bool initialized;
 	int rezoom;
 	bool proneme;
@@ -685,7 +686,8 @@ Class SilverBullet : SWWMWeapon
 	}
 	override void RenderUnderlay( RenderEvent e )
 	{
-		if ( zoomed && (Owner.player == players[consoleplayer]) )
+		if ( !useshaders ) useshaders = CVar.GetCVar('swwm_shaders',players[consoleplayer]);
+		if ( zoomed && (Owner.player == players[consoleplayer]) && useshaders.GetBool() )
 		{
 			Vector2 ss = (Screen.GetWidth(),Screen.GetHeight());
 			ss *= (512./ss.y);