diff --git a/config/nav2_params.yaml b/config/nav2_params.yaml
index 7cc3aa2..e438dc8 100644
--- a/config/nav2_params.yaml
+++ b/config/nav2_params.yaml
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ global_costmap:
           topic: /stereo/points
           marking: true
           clearing: true
-          obstacle_range: 3.0
+          obstacle_range: 1.0 # was 3.0
           min_obstacle_height: 0.0
           max_obstacle_height: 2.0
           expected_update_rate: 0.0