diff --git a/component/asciibox/asciibox.go b/component/asciibox/asciibox.go
index 098d85f..6489f84 100644
--- a/component/asciibox/asciibox.go
+++ b/component/asciibox/asciibox.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func NewAsciiBox(c config.AsciiBoxConfig, palette console.Palette) *AsciiBox {
 	}
 
 	box := AsciiBox{
-		Block:    component.NewBlock(c.Title, true, palette),
+		Block:    component.NewBlock(c.Title, *c.Border, palette),
 		Consumer: data.NewConsumer(),
 		style:    ui.NewStyle(*color),
 		render:   render,
diff --git a/config/default.go b/config/default.go
index c27eaa8..971f16b 100644
--- a/config/default.go
+++ b/config/default.go
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ func (c *Config) setDefaultValues() {
 			font := console.AsciiFontFlat
 			box.Font = &font
 		}
+		if box.Border == nil {
+			border := true
+			box.Border = &border
+		}
 		c.AsciiBoxes[i] = box
 	}