diff --git a/src/color-thief.js b/src/color-thief.js
index 615ac29..d93b2e3 100644
--- a/src/color-thief.js
+++ b/src/color-thief.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ var ColorThief = function () {};
  * Use the median cut algorithm provided by quantize.js to cluster similar
  * colors and return the base color from the largest cluster.
  *
- * Quality is an optional argument. It needs to be an integer. 0 is the highest quality settings.
+ * Quality is an optional argument. It needs to be an integer. 1 is the highest quality settings.
  * 10 is the default. There is a trade-off between quality and speed. The bigger the number, the
  * faster a color will be returned but the greater the likelihood that it will not be the visually
  * most dominant color.
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ ColorThief.prototype.getColor = function(sourceImage, quality) {
  *
  * BUGGY: Function does not always return the requested amount of colors. It can be +/- 2.
  *
- * quality is an optional argument. It needs to be an integer. 0 is the highest quality settings.
+ * quality is an optional argument. It needs to be an integer. 1 is the highest quality settings.
  * 10 is the default. There is a trade-off between quality and speed. The bigger the number, the
  * faster the palette generation but the greater the likelihood that colors will be missed.
  *
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ ColorThief.prototype.getPalette = function(sourceImage, colorCount, quality) {
     if (typeof colorCount === 'undefined') {
         colorCount = 10;
     }
-    if (typeof quality === 'undefined') {
+    if (typeof quality === 'undefined' || quality < 1) {
         quality = 10;
     }