diff --git a/html_manip.js b/html_manip.js
index 64881c5..745e656 100644
--- a/html_manip.js
+++ b/html_manip.js
@@ -345,6 +345,31 @@ document.getElementById('tiSeed').value = String(defaultSettings['seed'])
 
 }
 ////// End Reset Settings Button //////////
+
+function getMaskBlur(){
+  const isDisabled = document.getElementById('slMaskBlur').hasAttribute('disabled')
+  let mask_blur = 0
+  if(isDisabled){
+    mask_blur = 0
+  }else{
+    mask_blur = document.getElementById('slMaskBlur').value
+
+  }
+  return mask_blur
+}
+function getUseSharpMask(){
+  const isChecked = document.getElementById('chUseSharpMask').checked
+  return isChecked
+}
+document.getElementById('chUseSharpMask').addEventListener('change',(ev)=>{
+  const isChecked = ev.target.checked
+  if(isChecked){
+    document.getElementById('slMaskBlur').setAttribute('disabled')
+  }else{
+    document.getElementById('slMaskBlur').removeAttribute('disabled')
+
+  }
+})
 module.exports = {
   getPrompt,
   autoFillInPrompt,
@@ -371,5 +396,7 @@ module.exports = {
   setAutomaticStatus,
   setProxyServerStatus,
   defaultSettings,
-  autoFillDefaultSettings
+  autoFillDefaultSettings,
+  getMaskBlur,
+  getUseSharpMask
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 53f4cc8..43accde 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@
         <sp-label>SD Url:</sp-label><sp-textfield id="tiSdUrl" type="text" placeholder="http://127.0.0.1:7860"
         value=""></sp-textfield><button class="btnSquare" id="btnSdUrl">Submit</button>
       </div>
+          <sp-checkbox id="chUseSharpMask">use sharp mask</sp-checkbox>
+          
     </div>
 
     <div class="sp-tab-page visible" id="sp-stable-diffusion-ui-tab-page">
@@ -526,7 +528,8 @@
           <sp-label slot="label" id="hDenoisingStrength">0.7</sp-label>
         </sp-slider>
 
-        <sp-slider show-value="true" id="slMaskBlur" min="0" max="64" value="7">
+
+        <sp-slider  show-value="true" id="slMaskBlur"  min="0" max="64" value="7">
           <sp-label slot="label">Mask Blur:</sp-label>
           <!-- <sp-label slot="label" id="lDenoisingStrength">0.7</sp-label> -->
         </sp-slider>
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index f86e634..9da4cf4 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1379,7 +1379,9 @@ async function getSettings(){
   const cfg_scale = document.querySelector('#slCfgScale').value
   //  const model_index = document.querySelector("#")
   const seed = document.querySelector('#tiSeed').value
-  const mask_blur = document.querySelector('#slMaskBlur').value
+  // const mask_blur = document.querySelector('#slMaskBlur').value
+  const use_sharp_mask = html_manip.getUseSharpMask()
+  const mask_blur = html_manip.getMaskBlur()
   const inpaint_full_res_padding = document.querySelector('#slInpaintPadding').value
 
   console.dir(numberOfImages)
@@ -1472,6 +1474,7 @@ async function getSettings(){
     cfg_scale: cfg_scale,
     seed: seed,
     mask_blur: mask_blur,
+    use_sharp_mask: use_sharp_mask,
     use_prompt_shortcut: bUsePromptShortcut,
     prompt_shortcut_ui_dict: prompt_shortcut_ui_dict,
     uniqueDocumentId: uniqueDocumentId,
diff --git a/server/python_server/img2imgapi.py b/server/python_server/img2imgapi.py
index 80eda4c..87c6888 100644
--- a/server/python_server/img2imgapi.py
+++ b/server/python_server/img2imgapi.py
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ async def img2ImgRequest(sd_url,payload):
     #only if image exist then try to open it
     if(len(init_img_mask_name) > 0):
         init_img_mask = Image.open(f"{init_img_dir}/{init_img_mask_name}")
-        init_img_mask = applyDilation(init_img_mask)
+        
+        if(payload['use_sharp_mask']):
+            init_img_mask = applyDilation(init_img_mask)
+
         init_img_mask_str = img_2_b64(init_img_mask) 
         payload['mask'] = init_img_mask_str #there is only one mask, unlike 'init_images' which is of type array