diff --git a/src/celengine/stardb.cpp b/src/celengine/stardb.cpp
index f5ae876f7..3d9a417bb 100644
--- a/src/celengine/stardb.cpp
+++ b/src/celengine/stardb.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static string GlieseCatalogPrefix("Gliese ");
 static string RossCatalogPrefix("Ross ");
 static string LacailleCatalogPrefix("Lacaille ");
 
-static const float OctreeRootSize = 5000.0f;
+static const float OctreeRootSize = 15000.0f;
 static const float OctreeMagnitude = 6.0f;