diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/LightStage.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/LightStage.h
index 82d4784c90..f776d8d817 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/LightStage.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/LightStage.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public:
     class Shadow {
     public:
         using UniformBufferView = gpu::BufferView;
-        static const int MAP_SIZE = 2048;
+        static const int MAP_SIZE = 1024;
 
         Shadow(model::LightPointer light);