diff --git a/src/d_netcmd.c b/src/d_netcmd.c
index 526f36b98..f8dd631a7 100644
--- a/src/d_netcmd.c
+++ b/src/d_netcmd.c
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ consvar_t cv_kartinvindamage = CVAR_INIT ("kartinvindamage", "Flip-over", CV_NET
 
 // How far the player must be from the cluster to roll an S-Monitor.
 static CV_PossibleValue_t smonitordist_cons_t[] = {{1, "MIN"}, {32000, "MAX"}, {0, NULL}};
-consvar_t cv_kartsmonitordist = CVAR_INIT ("smonitor_startdist", "17000", CV_NETVAR|CV_CHEAT|CV_GUARD, smonitordist_cons_t, NULL);
+consvar_t cv_kartsmonitordist = CVAR_INIT ("smonitor_startdist", "12000", CV_NETVAR|CV_CHEAT|CV_GUARD, smonitordist_cons_t, NULL);
 consvar_t cv_kartsmonitor_decaydist = CVAR_INIT ("smonitor_decaydist", "3600", CV_NETVAR|CV_CHEAT|CV_GUARD, smonitordist_cons_t, NULL);
 
 static CV_PossibleValue_t smonitordecaytime_cons_t[] = {{1, "MIN"}, {6, "MAX"}, {0, NULL}};