diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_modifier.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_modifier.c
index 825cd1ff19a..140dc48834a 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_modifier.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_modifier.c
@@ -1852,14 +1852,14 @@ static void rna_def_modifier_laplaciansmooth(BlenderRNA *brna)
 	prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "lambda_factor", PROP_FLOAT, PROP_NONE);
 	RNA_def_property_float_sdna(prop, NULL, "lambda");
 	RNA_def_property_range(prop, -FLT_MAX, FLT_MAX);
-	RNA_def_property_ui_range(prop, -1000.0, 1000.0, 0.0000001, 6);
+	RNA_def_property_ui_range(prop, -1000.0, 1000.0, 5, 3);
 	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Lambda Factor", "Smooth factor effect");
 	RNA_def_property_update(prop, 0, "rna_Modifier_update");
 
 	prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "lambda_border", PROP_FLOAT, PROP_NONE);
 	RNA_def_property_float_sdna(prop, NULL, "lambda_border");
 	RNA_def_property_range(prop, -FLT_MAX, FLT_MAX);
-	RNA_def_property_ui_range(prop, -1000.0, 1000.0, 0.0000001, 6);
+	RNA_def_property_ui_range(prop, -1000.0, 1000.0, 5, 3);
 	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Lambda Border", "Lambda factor in border");
 	RNA_def_property_update(prop, 0, "rna_Modifier_update");
 
diff --git a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_laplaciansmooth.c b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_laplaciansmooth.c
index 631b875dc8d..62da82a2af1 100644
--- a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_laplaciansmooth.c
+++ b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_laplaciansmooth.c
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ static LaplacianSystem *init_laplacian_system(int a_numEdges, int a_numFaces, in
 static void init_data(ModifierData *md)
 {
 	LaplacianSmoothModifierData *smd = (LaplacianSmoothModifierData *) md;
-	smd->lambda = 0.00001f;
-	smd->lambda_border = 0.00005f;
+	smd->lambda = 0.01f;
+	smd->lambda_border = 0.01f;
 	smd->repeat = 1;
 	smd->flag = MOD_LAPLACIANSMOOTH_X | MOD_LAPLACIANSMOOTH_Y | MOD_LAPLACIANSMOOTH_Z | MOD_LAPLACIANSMOOTH_PRESERVE_VOLUME | MOD_LAPLACIANSMOOTH_NORMALIZED;
 	smd->defgrp_name[0] = '\0';