diff --git a/rtengine/procparams.cc b/rtengine/procparams.cc
index 2f0b39f0c..37c2ab696 100644
--- a/rtengine/procparams.cc
+++ b/rtengine/procparams.cc
@@ -2345,10 +2345,10 @@ LocallabParams::LocallabSpot::LocallabSpot() :
     structexclu(0),
     struc(4.0),
     shapeMethod("IND"),
-    locX(250),
-    locXL(250),
-    locY(250),
-    locYT(250),
+    locX(150),
+    locXL(150),
+    locY(150),
+    locYT(150),
     centerX(0),
     centerY(0),
     circrad(18),
diff --git a/rtgui/controlspotpanel.cc b/rtgui/controlspotpanel.cc
index d55252be2..6c64bb7e8 100644
--- a/rtgui/controlspotpanel.cc
+++ b/rtgui/controlspotpanel.cc
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ ControlSpotPanel::ControlSpotPanel():
     structexclu_(Gtk::manage(new Adjuster(M("TP_LOCALLAB_STRUCCOL"), 0, 100, 1, 0))),
     
     struc_(Gtk::manage(new Adjuster(M("TP_LOCALLAB_THRES"), 1.0, 12.0, 0.1, 4.0))),
-    locX_(Gtk::manage(new Adjuster(M("TP_LOCAL_WIDTH"), 2, 3000, 1, 250))),
-    locXL_(Gtk::manage(new Adjuster(M("TP_LOCAL_WIDTH_L"), 2, 3000, 1, 250))),
-    locY_(Gtk::manage(new Adjuster(M("TP_LOCAL_HEIGHT"), 2, 3000, 1, 250))),
-    locYT_(Gtk::manage(new Adjuster(M("TP_LOCAL_HEIGHT_T"), 2, 3000, 1, 250))),
+    locX_(Gtk::manage(new Adjuster(M("TP_LOCAL_WIDTH"), 2, 3000, 1, 150))),
+    locXL_(Gtk::manage(new Adjuster(M("TP_LOCAL_WIDTH_L"), 2, 3000, 1, 150))),
+    locY_(Gtk::manage(new Adjuster(M("TP_LOCAL_HEIGHT"), 2, 3000, 1, 150))),
+    locYT_(Gtk::manage(new Adjuster(M("TP_LOCAL_HEIGHT_T"), 2, 3000, 1, 150))),
     centerX_(Gtk::manage(new Adjuster(M("TP_LOCALLAB_CENTER_X"), -1000, 1000, 1, 0))),
     centerY_(Gtk::manage(new Adjuster(M("TP_LOCALLAB_CENTER_Y"), -1000, 1000, 1, 0))),
     circrad_(Gtk::manage(new Adjuster(M("TP_LOCALLAB_CIRCRADIUS"), 2, 150, 1, 18))),