diff --git a/src/webgl/p5.RendererGL.js b/src/webgl/p5.RendererGL.js
index 3e672fa3d4..a0aa5391dd 100755
--- a/src/webgl/p5.RendererGL.js
+++ b/src/webgl/p5.RendererGL.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ p5.RendererGL = function(elt, pInst, isMainCanvas, attr) {
   this.fill(255, 255, 255, 255);
   //this.stroke(0, 0, 0, 255);
   this.pointSize = 5.0; //default point size
-  this.strokeWeight(2);
+  this.strokeWeight(1);
   this.stroke(0, 0, 0);
   // array of textures created in this gl context via this.getTexture(src)
   this.textures = [];
diff --git a/src/webgl/shaders/line.vert b/src/webgl/shaders/line.vert
index 4fee2ab029..cd6a48bba8 100644
--- a/src/webgl/shaders/line.vert
+++ b/src/webgl/shaders/line.vert
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ uniform mat4 uProjectionMatrix;
 uniform float uStrokeWeight;
 
 uniform vec4 uViewport;
-vec3 scale = vec3(1.0);
+
+// using a scale <1 moves the lines towards the camera
+// in order to prevent popping effects due to half of
+// the line disappearing behind the geometry faces.
+vec3 scale = vec3(0.9995);
 
 attribute vec4 aPosition;
 attribute vec4 aDirection;