diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6b24dc3..708ab9f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ ReallySimpleCaptcha::Captcha::PlainCaptcha.configure do |config|
   # image modification options
   config.width = 120
   config.height = 40
-  config.implode_amount = 0.2
+  config.implode_amount = 0.3
   config.wave_amplitude = 4.0
   config.wave_length = 60.0
 end
diff --git a/lib/really_simple_captcha/captcha/plain_captcha.rb b/lib/really_simple_captcha/captcha/plain_captcha.rb
index abf43e1..3ff54b2 100644
--- a/lib/really_simple_captcha/captcha/plain_captcha.rb
+++ b/lib/really_simple_captcha/captcha/plain_captcha.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module ReallySimpleCaptcha::Captcha
       height: 40,
       wave_amplitude: 4.0,
       wave_length: 60.0,
-      implode_amount: 0.2,
+      implode_amount: 0.3,
       pointsize: 22,
       text_fill: 'darkblue',
       background_color: 'white'
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ module ReallySimpleCaptcha::Captcha
 
       text.annotate(image, 0, 0, 0, 0, captcha_text)
 
-      image = image.wave(options[:wave_amplitude], options[:wave_length]).implode(options[:implode_amount])
+      image = image.implode(options[:implode_amount]).wave(options[:wave_amplitude], options[:wave_length])
 
       Base64.strict_encode64(image.to_blob { self.format = 'GIF' })
     end