diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemPropertiesDefaults.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemPropertiesDefaults.h
index aa4fb5c619..d5d44bb4a8 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemPropertiesDefaults.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemPropertiesDefaults.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const float ENTITY_ITEM_MAX_RESTITUTION = 0.99f;
 const float ENTITY_ITEM_DEFAULT_RESTITUTION = 0.5f;
 
 const float ENTITY_ITEM_MIN_FRICTION = 0.0f;
-const float ENTITY_ITEM_MAX_FRICTION = 0.99f;
+const float ENTITY_ITEM_MAX_FRICTION = 10.0f;
 const float ENTITY_ITEM_DEFAULT_FRICTION = 0.5f;
 
 const bool ENTITY_ITEM_DEFAULT_COLLISIONLESS = false;