diff --git a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
index cd4241511..87860555d 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ export class DefaultConfig implements Config {
   }
 
   goldAdditionRate(player: Player): number {
-    return Math.sqrt(player.workers() * player.numTilesOwned()) / 200;
+    return 0.045 * player.workers() ** 0.7;
   }
 
   troopAdjustmentRate(player: Player): number {