diff --git a/interface/src/ui/MetavoxelEditor.cpp b/interface/src/ui/MetavoxelEditor.cpp
index 7a24b4d71c..b6b43c4baf 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/MetavoxelEditor.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/MetavoxelEditor.cpp
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ void ImportHeightfieldTool::renderPreview() {
     static_cast<Heightfield*>(_spanner.data())->getRenderer()->render();
 }
 
-const int HEIGHTFIELD_BLOCK_SIZE = 32;
+const int HEIGHTFIELD_BLOCK_SIZE = 256;
 
 void ImportHeightfieldTool::apply() {
     AttributePointer attribute = AttributeRegistry::getInstance()->getAttribute(_editor->getSelectedAttribute());