diff --git a/js/id/behavior/draw.js b/js/id/behavior/draw.js
index b614763b4..e68625d05 100644
--- a/js/id/behavior/draw.js
+++ b/js/id/behavior/draw.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ iD.behavior.Draw = function(context) {
         'clickNode', 'undo', 'cancel', 'finish'),
         keybinding = d3.keybinding('draw'),
         hover = iD.behavior.Hover(),
+        closeTolerance = 4;
         tolerance = 12;
 
     function datum() {
@@ -28,8 +29,9 @@ iD.behavior.Draw = function(context) {
 
         d3.select(window).on('mouseup.draw', function() {
             target.on('mousemove.draw', mousemove);
-            if (iD.geo.dist(pos, point()) < tolerance &&
-                (+new Date() - time) < 500) {
+            if (iD.geo.dist(pos, point()) < closeTolerance ||
+                (iD.geo.dist(pos, point()) < tolerance &&
+                (+new Date() - time) < 500)) {
                 click();
             }
         });