diff --git a/jme3-terrain/src/main/java/com/jme3/terrain/geomipmap/lodcalc/DistanceLodCalculator.java b/jme3-terrain/src/main/java/com/jme3/terrain/geomipmap/lodcalc/DistanceLodCalculator.java
index 6e84bea57f..3e038cd0a4 100644
--- a/jme3-terrain/src/main/java/com/jme3/terrain/geomipmap/lodcalc/DistanceLodCalculator.java
+++ b/jme3-terrain/src/main/java/com/jme3/terrain/geomipmap/lodcalc/DistanceLodCalculator.java
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public void write(JmeExporter ex) throws IOException {
     public void read(JmeImporter im) throws IOException {
         InputCapsule ic = im.getCapsule(this);
         size = ic.readInt("patchSize", 32);
-        lodMultiplier = ic.readFloat("lodMultiplier", 2.7f);
+        lodMultiplier = ic.readFloat("lodMultiplier", 32f);
     }
 
     @Override