diff --git a/gui/src/aaregui/panels/smart_rotation_panel.py b/gui/src/aaregui/panels/smart_rotation_panel.py
index 6deae642..897cc418 100644
--- a/gui/src/aaregui/panels/smart_rotation_panel.py
+++ b/gui/src/aaregui/panels/smart_rotation_panel.py
@@ -275,7 +275,8 @@ class SimpleRotationSettingsPanel(QWidget):
         total_angle = self.angular_range_enter.value
         d_vis = self.visible_res_enter.value
         image_angle = self.image_angle_enter.value
-        if d_vis == 0.0:
+        d_vis = d_vis - 0.2 #additional fudge factor that weights more towards high_res
+        if d_vis <= 0.0:
             d_vis = 1.3
         d_tar = 1/(1/d_vis + 0.1)