diff --git a/scripts/microbe_stage/configs.as b/scripts/microbe_stage/configs.as
index f7779579876..4d27ae39906 100644
--- a/scripts/microbe_stage/configs.as
+++ b/scripts/microbe_stage/configs.as
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 const auto CLOUD_SPAWN_RADIUS = 150;
 const auto POWERUP_SPAWN_RADIUS = 85;
 const auto DEFAULT_SPAWN_DENSITY = 1/25000.f;
-const auto STARTING_SPAWN_DENSITY = 50000.0f;
+const auto STARTING_SPAWN_DENSITY = 45000.0f;
 const auto MAX_SPAWN_DENSITY = 20000.0f;
 
 // Cell Spawn Variation