diff --git a/js/id/behavior/draw.js b/js/id/behavior/draw.js
index d4aac636d..b614763b4 100644
--- a/js/id/behavior/draw.js
+++ b/js/id/behavior/draw.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ iD.behavior.Draw = function(context) {
         'clickNode', 'undo', 'cancel', 'finish'),
         keybinding = d3.keybinding('draw'),
         hover = iD.behavior.Hover(),
-        tolerance = 8;
+        tolerance = 12;
 
     function datum() {
         if (d3.event.altKey) return {};