diff --git a/lib/axe.js b/lib/axe.js
index 81fe8c1d..1d84382d 100644
--- a/lib/axe.js
+++ b/lib/axe.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ function start(root){
 	if(root.axe){ return }
 	var opt = root.opt, peers = opt.peers;
 	if(false === opt.axe){ return }
-	if((typeof process !== "undefined") && 'false' === ''+(process.env||'').AXE){ return }
+	if((typeof process !== "undefined") && 'false' === ''+(opt.env=process.env||'').AXE){ return }
 	Gun.log.once("AXE", "AXE relay enabled!");
 	var axe = root.axe = {}, tmp, id;
 	var mesh = opt.mesh = opt.mesh || Gun.Mesh(root); // DAM!
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ function start(root){
 			The mob threshold might be determined by other factors,
 			like how much RAM or CPU stress we have.
 		*/
-		opt.mob = opt.mob || 9900; // should be based on ulimit, some clouds as low as 10K.
+		opt.mob = opt.mob || parseFloat((opt.env||'').MOB) || 9900; // should be based on ulimit, some clouds as low as 10K.
 
 		// handle rebalancing a mob of peers:
 		root.on('hi', function(peer){