diff --git a/src/hybridSimulation.js b/src/hybridSimulation.js
index d620e25..f5a5c18 100644
--- a/src/hybridSimulation.js
+++ b/src/hybridSimulation.js
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ export default function (nodes, config) {
 
   var hybrid,
     fullSimulation,
-    SAMPLE_ITERATIONS = config.hasOwnProperty("iteration") ? config.iteration : 300,
-    neighbourSize = config.hasOwnProperty("neighbourSize") ? config.neighbourSize : 6,
-    sampleSize = config.hasOwnProperty("sampleSize") ? config.sampleSize : 3,
-    distanceRange = config.hasOwnProperty("distanceRange") ? config.distanceRange : 10,
-    FULL_ITERATIONS = config.hasOwnProperty("fullIterations") ? config.fullIterations : 20,
-    FullneighbourSize = config.hasOwnProperty("fullNeighbourSize") ? config.fullNeighbourSize : 6,
-    FullsampleSize = config.hasOwnProperty("fullSampleSize") ? config.fullSampleSize : 3,
-    FulldistanceRange = config.hasOwnProperty("fullDistanceRange") ? config.fullDistanceRange : 10,
-    distanceFn = config.hasOwnProperty("distanceFn") ? config.distanceFn : constant(300),
-    PIVOTS = config.hasOwnProperty("pivots") ? config.pivots : false,
-    NUMPIVOTS = config.hasOwnProperty("numPivots") ? config.numPivots : 3,
+    SAMPLE_ITERATIONS = readConf(config, "iteration", 300),
+    neighbourSize     = readConf(config, "neighbourSize", 6),
+    sampleSize        = readConf(config, "sampleSize", 3),
+    distanceRange     = readConf(config, "distanceRange", 10),
+    FULL_ITERATIONS   = readConf(config, "fullIterations", 20),
+    FullneighbourSize = readConf(config, "fullNeighbourSize", neighbourSize),
+    FullsampleSize    = readConf(config, "fullSampleSize", sampleSize),
+    FulldistanceRange = readConf(config, "fullDistanceRange", distanceRange),
+    distanceFn        = readConf(config, "distanceFn", constant(300)),
+    PIVOTS            = readConf(config, "pivots", false),
+    NUMPIVOTS         = readConf(config, "numPivots", 3),
     event = d3.dispatch("sampleTick", "fullTick", "startFull", "end");
 
   var sets = takeSampleFrom(nodes, Math.sqrt(nodes.length));
@@ -150,30 +150,8 @@ export default function (nodes, config) {
       return fullSimulation.force("neighbourSampling").stress();
     }
   };
-
 }
 
-
-function sampleFromNodes(nodes, size) {
-  let randElements = [],
-      max = nodes.length;
-
-  for (var i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
-    var rand = nodes[Math.floor((Math.random() * max))];
-    // If the rand is already in random list or in exclude list
-    // ignore it and get a new value.
-    while (randElements.includes(rand)) {
-      rand = nodes[Math.floor((Math.random() * max))];
-    }
-    randElements.push(rand);
-  }
-
-  var remainder = nodes.filter(function (node) {
-    return !randElements.includes(node);
-  });
-
-  return {
-    sample: randElements,
-    remainder: remainder
-  };
+function readConf(config, prop, default){
+  return config.hasOwnProperty(prop) ? config.prop : default,
 }