diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
index 6896883f74..13adc803dd 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
@@ -2822,7 +2822,7 @@ void RayToAvatarIntersectionResultFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& object, Ra
 
 const float AvatarData::OUT_OF_VIEW_PENALTY = -10.0f;
 
-float AvatarData::_avatarSortCoefficientSize { 4.0f };
+float AvatarData::_avatarSortCoefficientSize { 8.0f };
 float AvatarData::_avatarSortCoefficientCenter { 4.0f };
 float AvatarData::_avatarSortCoefficientAge { 1.0f };