diff --git a/Common/DefaultOptions.h b/Common/DefaultOptions.h
index 356d24aab734a68eb70aa1f0ade0776c52839ce6..020cd458850ecc0da67c7526112a4af9a3830571 100644
--- a/Common/DefaultOptions.h
+++ b/Common/DefaultOptions.h
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ StringXNumber GeneralOptions_Number[] = {
     "Vertical position (in pixels) of the upper left corner of the contextual "
     "windows" }, 
 
-  { F|O, "DisplayBorderFactor" , opt_general_display_border_factor , 1./3. ,
+  { F|O, "DisplayBorderFactor" , opt_general_display_border_factor , 0.15 ,
     "Border factor for model display (0: model fits window size exactly)" },
   { F|O, "DoubleBuffer" , opt_general_double_buffer , 1. ,
     "Use a double buffered graphic window (on Unix, should be set to 0 when "