diff --git a/scripts/system/libraries/WebTablet.js b/scripts/system/libraries/WebTablet.js
index 21f0fac01a..c5f8168c30 100644
--- a/scripts/system/libraries/WebTablet.js
+++ b/scripts/system/libraries/WebTablet.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function calcSpawnInfo(hand, landscape) {
     var headRot = (HMD.active && Camera.mode === "first person") ? HMD.orientation : Camera.orientation;
 
     var forward = Quat.getForward(headRot);
-    var FORWARD_OFFSET = 0.6 * MyAvatar.sensorToWorldScale;
+    var FORWARD_OFFSET = 0.5 * MyAvatar.sensorToWorldScale;
     finalPosition = Vec3.sum(headPos, Vec3.multiply(FORWARD_OFFSET, forward));
     var orientation = Quat.lookAt({x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}, forward, Vec3.multiplyQbyV(MyAvatar.orientation, Vec3.UNIT_Y));
     return {