diff --git a/settings.lua b/settings.lua
index c0e7c17..63470b7 100644
--- a/settings.lua
+++ b/settings.lua
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ cmer_skeleton.spawn_interval = tonumber(core.settings:get("skeleton.spawn_interv
 --
 --  @setting skeleton.spawn_chance
 --  @settype int
---  @default 9000
+--  @default 7000
 --  @see [ABM definition](http://minetest.gitlab.io/minetest/definition-tables.html#abm-activeblockmodifier-definition)
-cmer_skeleton.spawn_chance = tonumber(core.settings:get("skeleton.spawn_chance")) or 9000
+cmer_skeleton.spawn_chance = tonumber(core.settings:get("skeleton.spawn_chance")) or 7000
diff --git a/settingtypes.txt b/settingtypes.txt
index 962c7a9..038cfcd 100644
--- a/settingtypes.txt
+++ b/settingtypes.txt
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ skeleton.spawn_interval (Spawn interval) int 120 1
 # Chance of spawn at interval.
 #
 # type:    int
-# default: 9000
-skeleton.spawn_chance (Spawn chance) int 9000 1
+# default: 7000
+skeleton.spawn_chance (Spawn chance) int 7000 1