diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 25bafaf..3d3cce6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ queue.clearPop()
   capabilities
 - The objects in this module are **all** tracked references! (Unlike the `std/deques` module which implements them as value
   types and gives `var` variants of each procedure)
+- As with the data structure implemented in `std/deques`, all bounds checking is disabled when compiled with 
+  `--checks:off` or `-d:danger`, but queue size checking is not. To disable queue size checking, pass `-d:noQueueSizeCheck`
 
 ## Disclaimer
 
diff --git a/src/private/queues/linked.nim b/src/private/queues/linked.nim
index 769f565..3268ace 100644
--- a/src/private/queues/linked.nim
+++ b/src/private/queues/linked.nim
@@ -83,10 +83,11 @@ proc maxSize*[T](self: LinkedDeque[T]): int =
 proc getNode[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], i: int): DequeNode[T] {.raises: [IndexDefect, ValueError].} =
     ## Low level method for indexing and getting
     ## a node object back
-    if self.high() == -1:
-        raise newException(IndexDefect, "LinkedDeque is empty")
-    elif i > self.high() or i < 0:
-        raise newException(IndexDefect, &"{i} notin 0..{self.high()}")
+    when defined(boundChecks):
+        if self.high() == -1:
+            raise newException(IndexDefect, "LinkedDeque is empty")
+        elif i > self.high() or i < 0:
+            raise newException(IndexDefect, &"{i} notin 0..{self.high()}")
     var pos = 0
     if i < self.high() div 2:
         # If we're taking an element
@@ -217,8 +218,9 @@ proc insert*[T](self: LinkedDeque[T], pos: int, val: T) {.raises: [IndexDefect,
     ## to O(n) the closer the index gets to the middle of 
     ## the deque. This proc raises an IndexDefect if the 
     ## queue's max size is reached
-    if self.maxSize > 0 and self.size == self.maxSize:
-        raise newException(IndexDefect, &"LinkedDeque has reached its maximum size ({self.maxSize})")
+    when not defined(noQueueSizeCheck):
+        if self.maxSize > 0 and self.size == self.maxSize:
+            raise newException(IndexDefect, &"LinkedDeque has reached its maximum size ({self.maxSize})")
     if pos == 0:
         self.addLeft(val)
     else: