diff --git a/src/k_kart.h b/src/k_kart.h
index ba1175349..ec6aebeca 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.h
+++ b/src/k_kart.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ player_t *K_DuelOpponent(player_t *player);
 fixed_t K_EffectiveGradingFactor(const player_t *player);
 #define MINGRADINGFACTOR (FRACUNIT/2)
 #define MINFRANTICFACTOR (8*FRACUNIT/10)
-#define GRADINGFACTORSOFTCAP (FRACUNIT)
+#define GRADINGFACTORSOFTCAP (2*FRACUNIT)
 #define GRADINGFACTORCAPSTRENGTH (3*FRACUNIT)
 
 void K_TimerReset(void);
diff --git a/src/k_roulette.c b/src/k_roulette.c
index 08e674e6c..a4117fc26 100644
--- a/src/k_roulette.c
+++ b/src/k_roulette.c
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ void K_FillItemRouletteData(player_t *player, itemroulette_t *const roulette, bo
 	boolean permit[NUMKARTRESULTS]; // is this item allowed?
 
 	UINT32 lonelinessSuppressor = DISTVAR; // This close to 1st? Dampen loneliness (you have a target!)
-	UINT32 maxEXPDistanceCut = 3*DISTVAR/2; // The maximum amount you can be displaced by EXP
+	UINT32 maxEXPDistanceCut = 3*DISTVAR; // The maximum amount you can be displaced by EXP
 
 	// If we're too close to 1st in absolute units, crush our top-end item odds down.
 	fixed_t crowdingFirst = 0;