diff --git a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
index 541deaa27..62cbad4e5 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ export class DefaultConfig implements Config {
   }
 
   structureMinDist(): number {
-    return 18;
+    return 12;
   }
 
   shellLifetime(): number {