diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index a27e1266f4..c873cdf1c1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// <summary>
         /// Minimum value of the size of a non-physical prim in each axis
         /// </summary>
-        public float m_minNonphys = 0.01f;
+        public float m_minNonphys = 0.001f;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Maximum value of the size of a non-physical prim in each axis
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         /// <summary>
         /// Minimum value of the size of a physical prim in each axis
         /// </summary>
-        public float m_minPhys = 0.001f;
+        public float m_minPhys = 0.01f;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Maximum value of the size of a physical prim in each axis
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
index cd90517ba2..3ec4bab23c 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@
     ;; from the selected region_info_source.
     ; allow_regionless = false
 
-    ;# {NonPhysicalPrimMin} {} {Minimum size of nonphysical prims?} {} 0.01
+    ;# {NonPhysicalPrimMin} {} {Minimum size of nonphysical prims?} {} 0.001
     ;; Minimum size for non-physical prims.  Affects resizing of existing prims.  This can be overriden in the region config file (as NonPhysicalPrimMin!).
-    ; NonPhysicalPrimMin = 0.01
+    ; NonPhysicalPrimMin = 0.001
 
     ;# {NonPhysicalPrimMax} {} {Maximum size of nonphysical prims?} {} 256
     ;; Maximum size for non-physical prims.  Affects resizing of existing prims.  This can be overriden in the region config file (as NonPhysicalPrimMax!).