diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletSPlugin/BSCharacter.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletSPlugin/BSCharacter.cs
index 291dfcd9d8..28b2a7efa8 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletSPlugin/BSCharacter.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletSPlugin/BSCharacter.cs
@@ -676,18 +676,20 @@ public sealed class BSCharacter : BSPhysObject
         float heightAdjust = BSParam.AvatarHeightMidFudge;
         if (BSParam.AvatarHeightLowFudge != 0f || BSParam.AvatarHeightHighFudge != 0f)
         {
-            // An avatar is between 1.61 and 2.12 meters. Midpoint is 1.87m.
-            // The "times 4" relies on the fact that the difference from the midpoint to the extremes is exactly 0.25
-            float midHeightOffset = size.Z - 1.87f;
+            const float AVATAR_LOW = 1.1f;
+            const float AVATAR_MID = 1.775f; // 1.87f
+            const float AVATAR_HI = 2.45f;
+            // An avatar is between 1.1 and 2.45 meters. Midpoint is 1.775m.
+            float midHeightOffset = size.Z - AVATAR_MID;
             if (midHeightOffset < 0f)
             {
                 // Small avatar. Add the adjustment based on the distance from midheight
-                heightAdjust += -1f * midHeightOffset * 4f * BSParam.AvatarHeightLowFudge;
+                heightAdjust += ((-1f * midHeightOffset) / (AVATAR_MID - AVATAR_LOW)) * BSParam.AvatarHeightLowFudge;
             }
             else
             {
                 // Large avatar. Add the adjustment based on the distance from midheight
-                heightAdjust += midHeightOffset * 4f * BSParam.AvatarHeightHighFudge;
+                heightAdjust += ((midHeightOffset) / (AVATAR_HI - AVATAR_MID)) * BSParam.AvatarHeightHighFudge;
             }
         }
         // The total scale height is the central cylindar plus the caps on the two ends.
@@ -698,6 +700,9 @@ public sealed class BSCharacter : BSPhysObject
         if (newScale.Z < 0)
             newScale.Z = 0.1f;
 
+        DetailLog("{0},BSCharacter.ComputerAvatarScale,size={1},lowF={2},midF={3},hiF={4},adj={5},newScale={6}",
+            LocalID, size, BSParam.AvatarHeightLowFudge, BSParam.AvatarHeightMidFudge, BSParam.AvatarHeightHighFudge, heightAdjust, newScale);
+
         return newScale;
     }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletSPlugin/BSParam.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletSPlugin/BSParam.cs
index 737dda140b..4e92e6dc8f 100755
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletSPlugin/BSParam.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletSPlugin/BSParam.cs
@@ -570,9 +570,9 @@ public static class BSParam
         new ParameterDefn<float>("AvatarHeightLowFudge", "A fudge factor to make small avatars stand on the ground",
             -0.2f ),
         new ParameterDefn<float>("AvatarHeightMidFudge", "A fudge distance to adjust average sized avatars to be standing on ground",
-            0.2f ),
+            0.1f ),
         new ParameterDefn<float>("AvatarHeightHighFudge", "A fudge factor to make tall avatars stand on the ground",
-            0.2f ),
+            0.1f ),
 	    new ParameterDefn<float>("AvatarContactProcessingThreshold", "Distance from capsule to check for collisions",
             0.1f ),
 	    new ParameterDefn<float>("AvatarBelowGroundUpCorrectionMeters", "Meters to move avatar up if it seems to be below ground",