diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 47079db..1919df3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ To run the liquidator you will need:
 * A Solana account with some SOL deposited to cover transaction fees
 * A Mango Account with some collateral deposited
 * Your wallet keypair saved as a JSON file
-* `node` and `yarn`
+* `node` (v14+) and `yarn`
 * A clone of this repository
 * Dependencies installed with `yarn install`
 
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ This mode never triggers advanced orders.
 | `LIQOR_PK` | N/A | Liqor Mango Account Public Key, by default uses the largest value account owned by the keypair |
 | `WEBHOOK_URL` | N/A | Discord webhook URL to post liquidation events and errors to |
 | `LIAB_LIMIT` | `0.9` | Percentage of your available margin to use when taking on liabilities |
+| `MIN_EQUITY` | `0` | Minimum account equity required to liquidate |
 | `LIQUIDATABLE_FEED_WEBSOCKET_ADDRESS` | N/A | Websocket URL of the liquidatable-accounts-feed service, see above |
 
 You can add these variables to a `.env` file in the project root to load automatically on liquidator startup. For example:
diff --git a/src/liquidator.ts b/src/liquidator.ts
index 09e2e5f..34136f5 100644
--- a/src/liquidator.ts
+++ b/src/liquidator.ts
@@ -67,10 +67,11 @@ const TARGETS = process.env.TARGETS?.replace(/\s+/g,' ').trim().split(' ').map((
 
 // Do not liquidate accounts that have less than this much in value
 const minEquity = parseInt(
-  process.env.MIN_EQUITY || '5',
+  process.env.MIN_EQUITY || '0',
 );
-console.log(`Minimum equity required to bother: ${minEquity}`);
-
+if(minEquity > 0) {
+  console.log(`Minimum equity required to liquidate: ${minEquity}`);
+}
 
 const mangoProgramId = groupIds.mangoProgramId;
 const mangoGroupKey = groupIds.publicKey;
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ async function maybeLiquidateAccount(mangoAccount: MangoAccount): Promise<boolea
     }
 
     const equity = mangoAccount.computeValue(mangoGroup, cache).toNumber()
-    if (equity < minEquity) {
+    if (equity < minEquity && minEquity > 0) {
       // console.log(`Account ${mangoAccountKeyString} only has ${equity}, PASS`);
       return false;
     }