diff --git a/quilt/module.c b/quilt/module.c
index 8d42457..5a99d1a 100644
--- a/quilt/module.c
+++ b/quilt/module.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ char *spindle_cachepath;
 SQL *spindle_db;
 int spindle_s3_verbose;
 long spindle_s3_fetch_limit;
+int spindle_threshold;
 
 static int spindle_cache_init_(void);
 static int spindle_cache_init_s3_(const char *bucket);
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ quilt_plugin_init(void)
 	spindle_bucket = NULL;
 	spindle_db = NULL;
 	spindle_cachepath = NULL;
+	spindle_threshold = quilt_config_get_int(QUILT_PLUGIN_NAME ":threshold", SPINDLE_THRESHOLD);
 	if((t = quilt_config_geta(QUILT_PLUGIN_NAME ":db", NULL)))
 	{
 		spindle_db = sql_connect(t);
diff --git a/quilt/p_spindle.h b/quilt/p_spindle.h
index 018e15b..ffec118 100644
--- a/quilt/p_spindle.h
+++ b/quilt/p_spindle.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ extern char *spindle_cachepath;
 extern int spindle_s3_verbose;
 extern struct index_struct spindle_indices[];
 extern struct mediamatch_struct spindle_mediamatch[];
+extern int spindle_threshold;
 
 int spindle_process(QUILTREQ *request);
 
diff --git a/quilt/query.c b/quilt/query.c
index 896aa2f..bc92390 100644
--- a/quilt/query.c
+++ b/quilt/query.c
@@ -116,9 +116,15 @@ spindle_query_request(struct query_struct *dest, QUILTREQ *request, const char *
 			quilt_canon_set_param(request->canonical, "mode", t);
 		}
 	}
+	t = quilt_request_getparam(request, "score");
+	if(t)
+	{
+		dest->score = atoi(t);
+		quilt_canon_set_param(request->canonical, "score", t);
+	}
 	if(dest->score == -1)
 	{
-		dest->score = SPINDLE_THRESHOLD;
+		dest->score = spindle_threshold;
 	}
 	return 200;
 }