diff --git a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.cpp b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.cpp
index 08bbf5dc55..a552799933 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerClientData.cpp
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ AudioMixerClientData::IgnoreZone& AudioMixerClientData::IgnoreZoneMemo::get(unsi
 
         // quadruple the scale (this is arbitrary number chosen for comfort)
         // For testing purposes, this number isn't 4.0f.
-        const float IGNORE_BOX_SCALE_FACTOR = 1.8f;
+        const float IGNORE_BOX_SCALE_FACTOR = 0.8f;
         scale *= IGNORE_BOX_SCALE_FACTOR;
 
         // create the box (we use a box for the zone for convenience)
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp
index cadc65edb1..fa81ceb546 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void AvatarMixerSlave::broadcastAvatarDataToAgent(const SharedNodePointer& node)
                     otherNodeBox.setScaleStayCentered(minBubbleSize);
                 }
                 // Quadruple the scale of both bounding boxes
-                otherNodeBox.embiggen(1.8f);
+                otherNodeBox.embiggen(0.8f);
 
                 // Perform the collision check between the two bounding boxes
                 if (nodeBox.touches(otherNodeBox)) {