diff --git a/DATA/UNIVERSE/sectors.ini b/DATA/UNIVERSE/sectors.ini
index 6326b547..e73db067 100644
--- a/DATA/UNIVERSE/sectors.ini
+++ b/DATA/UNIVERSE/sectors.ini
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ; universe.ini [system] navmap_shape = square | round overrides a sector's system_shape.
 
 [Map]
-spacing = 5000                  ; the world map's spacing for the map (a server with a world map sends its own placements)
+spacing = 2500                  ; the world map's spacing for the map (a server with a world map sends its own placements)
 
 [Galaxy]
 sun_from_center_ly = 26000      ; Sol to the galactic centre, in the Orion Arm