diff --git a/common/DiffractionExperiment.cpp b/common/DiffractionExperiment.cpp
index 50c056ca..03a34eb5 100644
--- a/common/DiffractionExperiment.cpp
+++ b/common/DiffractionExperiment.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ DiffractionExperiment::DiffractionExperiment(const DetectorSetup& det_setup) {
 
     internal.set_low_q(0.1);
     internal.set_high_q(5.0);
-    internal.set_q_spacing(0.02);
+    internal.set_q_spacing(0.05);
 
     internal.set_ipv4_base_addr(0x0132010a);
     internal.set_git_sha1(jfjoch_git_sha1());