diff --git a/examples/bloom/bloom.cpp b/examples/bloom/bloom.cpp
index eaa4e141..a0333ec6 100644
--- a/examples/bloom/bloom.cpp
+++ b/examples/bloom/bloom.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "VulkanModel.hpp"
 #include "VulkanBuffer.hpp"
 
-#define ENABLE_VALIDATION true
+#define ENABLE_VALIDATION false
 
 // Offscreen frame buffer properties
 #define FB_DIM 256