diff --git a/application.cc b/application.cc
index 870c40b..6e263e8 100644
--- a/application.cc
+++ b/application.cc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Application::Application() {
     Loader loader = Loader();
     //load the config.xml
     loader.loadConfig(this);
-    graphics = Graphics(glm::uvec2(windowWidth, windowHeight), 0.1f, farPlane);
+    graphics = Graphics(glm::uvec2(windowWidth, windowHeight), 0.1f, farPlane, shadowCubeSize);
 }
 
 void Application::init()
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ void Application::setWindowHeight(int windowHeight) {
     this->windowHeight = windowHeight;
 }
 
+void Application::setShadowCubeSize(int shadowCubeSize) {
+    this->shadowCubeSize = shadowCubeSize;
+}
+
 void Application::setFarPlane(float farPlane) {
     this->farPlane = farPlane;
 }
diff --git a/application.hh b/application.hh
index 97c40f6..0a58d84 100644
--- a/application.hh
+++ b/application.hh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Application {
         void ignoredOneMouseUpdate();
         void setWindowWidth(int windowWidth);
         void setWindowHeight(int windowHeight);
+        void setShadowCubeSize(int shadowCubeSize);
         void setFarPlane(float farPlane);
         void setCompositionsPath(std::string compositionsPath);
         void setShaderPath(std::string shaderPath);
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ class Application {
         Level level;
         int windowWidth;
         int windowHeight;
+        int shadowCubeSize;
         float farPlane;
         std::string compositionsPath;
         std::string shaderPath;
diff --git a/data/config.xml b/data/config.xml
index c8e3185..fd1c30f 100644
--- a/data/config.xml
+++ b/data/config.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
     <height>786</height>
 </resolution>
 
+<shadowCubeSize>1024</shadowCubeSize>
+
 <farPlane>150.0</farPlane>
 
 <compositionsPath>../Levels/ObjectSetups/Compositions.xml</compositionsPath>
diff --git a/graphics.cc b/graphics.cc
index b985123..6f61565 100644
--- a/graphics.cc
+++ b/graphics.cc
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 
 using namespace ACGL::OpenGL;
 
-const int Graphics::cube_size = 1024;
 const double lightUpdateDelay = 0.5f;
 
-Graphics::Graphics(glm::uvec2 windowSize, float nearPlane, float farPlane) {
+Graphics::Graphics(glm::uvec2 windowSize, float nearPlane, float farPlane, int cube_size) {
     this->windowSize = windowSize;
     this->nearPlane = nearPlane;
     this->farPlane = farPlane;
+    this->cube_size = cube_size;
 }
 
 Graphics::Graphics() {
diff --git a/graphics.hh b/graphics.hh
index c26425b..96259cd 100644
--- a/graphics.hh
+++ b/graphics.hh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 class Graphics {
     public:
-        Graphics(glm::uvec2 windowSize, float nearPlane, float farPlane);
+        Graphics(glm::uvec2 windowSize, float nearPlane, float farPlane, int cube_size);
         Graphics();
         void init(Level* level);
         void render(double time);
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Graphics {
         std::vector<ACGL::OpenGL::SharedTextureCubeMap> depth_cubeMaps;
         ACGL::OpenGL::SharedFrameBufferObject framebuffer_cube;
         ACGL::OpenGL::SharedTexture2D depthTexture_cube;
-        static const int cube_size;
+        int cube_size;
         Level* level;
 };
 
diff --git a/loader.cc b/loader.cc
index 2c05154..b33c130 100644
--- a/loader.cc
+++ b/loader.cc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Loader::Loader() {
 }
 
 void Loader::loadConfig(Application* application) {
-    int windowWidth, windowHeight;
+    int windowWidth, windowHeight, shadowCubeSize;
     float farPlane;
     std::string compositionsPath, shaderPath, geometryPath, texturePath, scriptPath, heightmapPath, levelXmlPath;
     XMLDocument* config = new XMLDocument();
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ void Loader::loadConfig(Application* application) {
     XMLElement* resolution = config->FirstChildElement("resolution");
     errorCheck(resolution->FirstChildElement("width")->QueryIntText(&windowWidth));
     errorCheck(resolution->FirstChildElement("height")->QueryIntText(&windowHeight));
+    errorCheck(config->FirstChildElement("shadowCubeSize")->QueryIntText(&shadowCubeSize));
     errorCheck(config->FirstChildElement("farPlane")->QueryFloatText(&farPlane));
+
     const char* charCompositionsPath = config->FirstChildElement("compositionsPath")->GetText();
     if(charCompositionsPath == NULL){
         printf("XMLError: No compositionsPath found.\n");
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ void Loader::loadConfig(Application* application) {
     
     application->setWindowWidth(windowWidth);
     application->setWindowHeight(windowHeight);
+    application->setShadowCubeSize(shadowCubeSize);
     application->setFarPlane(farPlane);
     application->setCompositionsPath(compositionsPath);
     application->setShaderPath(shaderPath);