diff --git a/pt2d/gui/advancedSettingsWidget.py b/pt2d/gui/advancedSettingsWidget.py
index 065a8e29b6a404c430db8d265fa872d923e53e4b..0e4b7f06815ceae018067f2930c130b69c02cc3f 100644
--- a/pt2d/gui/advancedSettingsWidget.py
+++ b/pt2d/gui/advancedSettingsWidget.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class AdvancedSettingsWidget(QWidget):
         controls_layout.addWidget(self._lab_smoothing, 1, 0)
         self.line_smoothing_slider = QSlider(Qt.Horizontal)
         self.line_smoothing_slider.setRange(3, 51)
-        self.line_smoothing_slider.setValue(3)
+        self.line_smoothing_slider.setValue(22)
         self.line_smoothing_slider.valueChanged.connect(self._on_line_smoothing_slider)
         controls_layout.addWidget(self.line_smoothing_slider, 1, 1)