diff --git a/plugins/paintops/colorsmudge/kis_colorsmudgeop.cpp b/plugins/paintops/colorsmudge/kis_colorsmudgeop.cpp
index dc316b4..2dedcb5 100644
--- a/plugins/paintops/colorsmudge/kis_colorsmudgeop.cpp
+++ b/plugins/paintops/colorsmudge/kis_colorsmudgeop.cpp
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ KisSpacingInformation KisColorSmudgeOp::paintAt(const KisPaintInformation& info)
     if (m_colorRateOption.isChecked()) {
         // this will apply the opacity (selected by the user) to copyPainter
         // (but fit the rate inbetween the range 0.0 to (1.0-SmudgeRate))
-        qreal maxColorRate = qMax<qreal>(1.0 - m_smudgeRateOption.getRate(), 0.2);
+        qreal maxColorRate = qMax<qreal>(1.0 - m_smudgeRateOption.getRate(), 0.5);
         m_colorRateOption.apply(*m_colorRatePainter, info, 0.0, maxColorRate, fpOpacity);
 
         // paint a rectangle with the current color (foreground color)