diff --git a/packages/viewer-sandbox/src/Sandbox.ts b/packages/viewer-sandbox/src/Sandbox.ts
index f351f5b64..e670bbc28 100644
--- a/packages/viewer-sandbox/src/Sandbox.ts
+++ b/packages/viewer-sandbox/src/Sandbox.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export default class Sandbox {
       intensity: 0.8,
       kernelRadius: 0.35, // World space
       kernelSize: 16,
+      bias: 0.01,
       minDistance: 0,
       maxDistance: 0.008
     }
@@ -528,6 +529,17 @@ export default class Sandbox {
         this.viewer.requestRender()
       })
 
+      staticAoFolder
+      .addInput(Sandbox.pipelineParams.staticAoParams, 'bias', {
+        min: -1,
+        max: 1,
+        step: 0.0001
+      })
+      .on('change', () => {
+        this.viewer.getRenderer().pipelineOptions = Sandbox.pipelineParams
+        this.viewer.requestRender()
+      })
+
     staticAoFolder
       .addInput(Sandbox.pipelineParams.staticAoParams, 'kernelSize', {
         min: 1,
diff --git a/packages/viewer/src/modules/pipeline/Pipeline.ts b/packages/viewer/src/modules/pipeline/Pipeline.ts
index fba729c31..cdfe54a78 100644
--- a/packages/viewer/src/modules/pipeline/Pipeline.ts
+++ b/packages/viewer/src/modules/pipeline/Pipeline.ts
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export class Pipeline {
 
       case PipelineOutputType.PROGRESSIVE_AO:
         pipeline.push(this.depthPass)
-        pipeline.push(this.normalsPass)
+        // pipeline.push(this.normalsPass)
         pipeline.push(this.dynamicAoPass)
         pipeline.push(this.staticAoPass)
         pipeline.push(this.copyOutputPass)
diff --git a/packages/viewer/src/modules/pipeline/StaticAOPass.ts b/packages/viewer/src/modules/pipeline/StaticAOPass.ts
index 5248ef42c..71cd070f4 100644
--- a/packages/viewer/src/modules/pipeline/StaticAOPass.ts
+++ b/packages/viewer/src/modules/pipeline/StaticAOPass.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export interface StaticAoPassParams {
   intensity: number
   kernelRadius: number
   kernelSize: number
+  bias: number
   minDistance: number
   maxDistance: number
 }
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ export const DefaultStaticAoPassParams = {
   intensity: 0.8,
   kernelRadius: 0.35, // World space
   kernelSize: 16,
+  bias: 0.01,
   minDistance: 0,
   maxDistance: 0.008
 }
@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@ export class StaticAOPass extends Pass implements SpeckleProgressivePass {
 
     this.aoMaterial.uniforms['intensity'].value = this.params.intensity
     this.aoMaterial.uniforms['kernelRadius'].value = this.params.kernelRadius
+    this.aoMaterial.uniforms['bias'].value = this.params.bias
     this.aoMaterial.uniforms['frameIndex'].value = this.frameIndex
 
     this.aoMaterial.uniforms['minDistance'].value = this.params.minDistance