diff --git a/minetest.conf.example b/minetest.conf.example
index a6f8b5931..6f817d337 100644
--- a/minetest.conf.example
+++ b/minetest.conf.example
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 # Player and object positions are sent at intervals specified by this
 #objectdata_interval = 0.2
 #active_object_send_range_blocks = 3
-#active_block_range = 5
+#active_block_range = 2
 #max_simultaneous_block_sends_per_client = 2
 #max_simultaneous_block_sends_server_total = 8
 #max_block_send_distance = 8
diff --git a/src/defaultsettings.cpp b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
index 2b3cff93f..b05d060ac 100644
--- a/src/defaultsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void set_default_settings(Settings *settings)
 	settings->setDefault("enable_mapgen_debug_info", "false");
 	settings->setDefault("objectdata_interval", "0.2");
 	settings->setDefault("active_object_send_range_blocks", "3");
-	settings->setDefault("active_block_range", "3");
+	settings->setDefault("active_block_range", "2");
 	//settings->setDefault("max_simultaneous_block_sends_per_client", "1");
 	// This causes frametime jitter on client side, or does it?
 	settings->setDefault("max_simultaneous_block_sends_per_client", "2");