diff --git a/jquery.leanModal.js b/jquery.leanModal.js
index facf07e..cb3130f 100644
--- a/jquery.leanModal.js
+++ b/jquery.leanModal.js
@@ -1,73 +1,72 @@
 (function($){
- 
-    $.fn.extend({ 
-         
+    $.fn.extend({
         leanModal: function(options) {
- 
             var defaults = {
                 top: 100,
                 overlay: 0.5,
-                closeButton: null
+                closeButton: null,
+                closeOnBlur: true,
+                overlayColor: '#000'
             }
-            
-            var overlay = $("<div id='lean_overlay'></div>");
-            
-            $("body").append(overlay);
-                 
             options =  $.extend(defaults, options);
- 
+
             return this.each(function() {
-            
-                var o = options;
-               
-                $(this).click(function(e) {
-              
-              	var modal_id = $(this).attr("href");
 
-				$("#lean_overlay").click(function() { 
-                     close_modal(modal_id);                    
-                });
-                
-                $(o.closeButton).click(function() { 
-                     close_modal(modal_id);                    
-                });
-                         	
-              	var modal_height = $(modal_id).outerHeight();
-        	  	var modal_width = $(modal_id).outerWidth();
+                function closeModal(modalId){
+                    $overlay.fadeOut(200);
+                    $(modalId).hide();
+                }
 
-        		$('#lean_overlay').css({ 'display' : 'block', opacity : 0 });
+                var o = options;
 
-        		$('#lean_overlay').fadeTo(200,o.overlay);
+                var $overlay =
+                    $('<div id="lean_overlay"></div>')
+                    .css({
+                        'position': 'fixed',
+                        'z-index': '100',
+                        'top': '0px',
+                        'left': '0px',
+                        'height': '100%',
+                        'width': '100%',
+                        'background': o.overlayColor,
+                        'display': 'none'})
+                    .appendTo($('body'));
 
-        		$(modal_id).css({ 
-        		
-        			'display' : 'block',
-        			'position' : 'fixed',
-        			'opacity' : 0,
-        			'z-index': 11000,
-        			'left' : 50 + '%',
-        			'margin-left' : -(modal_width/2) + "px",
-        			'top' : o.top + "px"
-        		
-        		});
+                $(this).click(function(e) {
+                    var modalId = $(this).attr('href');
 
-        		$(modal_id).fadeTo(200,1);
+                    // If there is no close button, we discard the "closeOnblur" setting,
+                    // or otherwise it will be impossible to close the overlay.
+                    if (o.closeOnBlur || !o.closeButton) {
+                        $overlay.click(function() {
+                             closeModal(modalId);
+                        });
+                    }
+                    $(o.closeButton).click(function() {
+                         closeModal(modalId);
+                    });
 
-                e.preventDefault();
-                		
-              	});
-             
-            });
+                    $overlay
+                        .css({ opacity: 0 })
+                        .show()
+                        .fadeTo(200, o.overlay);
 
-			function close_modal(modal_id){
+                    var $modalId = $(modalId);
+                    $modalId.css({
+                        'display' : 'block',
+                        'position' : 'fixed',
+                        'opacity' : 0,
+                        'z-index': 11000,
+                        'left' : 50 + '%',
+                        'margin-left' : -($modalId.outerWidth() / 2) + 'px',
+                        'top' : o.top
+                    });
 
-        		$("#lean_overlay").fadeOut(200);
+                    $(modalId).fadeTo(200, 1);
 
-        		$(modal_id).css({ 'display' : 'none' });
-			
-			}
-    
+                    e.preventDefault();
+              	});
+            });
         }
     });
-     
 })(jQuery);
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diff --git a/jquery.leanModal.min.js b/jquery.leanModal.min.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9b225a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jquery.leanModal.min.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+!function(a){a.fn.extend({leanModal:function(b){var c={top:100,overlay:.5,closeButton:null,closeOnBlur:!0,overlayColor:"#000"};return b=a.extend(c,b),this.each(function(){function c(b){e.fadeOut(200),a(b).hide()}var d=b,e=a('<div id="lean_overlay"></div>').css({position:"fixed","z-index":"100",top:"0px",left:"0px",height:"100%",width:"100%",background:d.overlayColor,display:"none"}).appendTo(a("body"));a(this).click(function(b){var f=a(this).attr("href");(d.closeOnBlur||!d.closeButton)&&e.click(function(){c(f)}),a(d.closeButton).click(function(){c(f)}),e.css({opacity:0}).show().fadeTo(200,d.overlay);var g=a(f);g.css({display:"block",position:"fixed",opacity:0,"z-index":11e3,left:"50%","margin-left":-(g.outerWidth()/2)+"px",top:d.top}),a(f).fadeTo(200,1),b.preventDefault()})})}})}(jQuery);
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