diff --git a/src/components/QuadrantSection/QuadrantSection.tsx b/src/components/QuadrantSection/QuadrantSection.tsx
index bac884c..3f38455 100644
--- a/src/components/QuadrantSection/QuadrantSection.tsx
+++ b/src/components/QuadrantSection/QuadrantSection.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { translate, rings, Ring } from '../../config';
+import { translate, rings, Ring, showEmptyRings } from '../../config';
 import Badge from '../Badge/Badge';
 import Link from '../Link/Link';
 import ItemList from '../ItemList/ItemList';
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import Flag from '../Flag/Flag';
 import { Group } from '../../model';
 import './quadrant-section.scss';
 const renderList = (ringName: Ring, quadrantName: string, groups: Group, big: boolean) => {
-  const itemsInRing = groups[quadrantName][ringName];
+  const itemsInRing = groups[quadrantName][ringName] || [];
 
   if (big) {
     return (
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const renderList = (ringName: Ring, quadrantName: string, groups: Group, big: bo
 };
 
 const renderRing = (ringName: Ring, quadrantName: string, groups: Group, big: boolean) => {
-  if (!groups[quadrantName] || !groups[quadrantName][ringName] || groups[quadrantName][ringName].length === 0) {
+  if (!showEmptyRings && (!groups[quadrantName] || !groups[quadrantName][ringName] || groups[quadrantName][ringName].length === 0)) {
     return null;
   }
   return (
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index f404b34..dc5b216 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -20,14 +20,10 @@ export const rings = [
 
 export type Ring = typeof rings[number]
 
-// todo: fix
-export function assetUrl(file: string) {
-  return process.env.PUBLIC_URL + '/' + file;
-  // return `/techradar/assets/${file}`
-}
-
 export const getItemPageNames = (items: Item[]) => items.map(item => `${item.quadrant}/${item.name}`);
 
+export const showEmptyRings = false;
+
 const messages:{[k: string]: string} = {
   'languages-and-frameworks': 'Languages & Frameworks',
   'methods-and-patterns': 'Methods & Patterns',