diff --git a/gui/fpgaviewwidget.h b/gui/fpgaviewwidget.h
index a3593bd4..732f4e3e 100644
--- a/gui/fpgaviewwidget.h
+++ b/gui/fpgaviewwidget.h
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class FPGAViewWidget : public QOpenGLWidget, protected QOpenGLFunctions
 
   private:
     const float zoomNear_ = 0.1f;  // do not zoom closer than this
-    const float zoomFar_ = 100.0f; // do not zoom further than this
+    const float zoomFar_ = 30.0f; // do not zoom further than this
     const float zoomLvl1_ = 1.0f;
     const float zoomLvl2_ = 5.0f;