diff --git a/src/tool.cpp b/src/tool.cpp
index f66fb4e5..40bcdc69 100644
--- a/src/tool.cpp
+++ b/src/tool.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ DigParams getDigParams(const ItemGroupList &groups,
 	switch(itemgroup_get(groups, "dig_immediate")){
 	case 2:
 		//infostream<<"dig_immediate=2"<<std::endl;
-		return DigParams(true, 1.0, 0);
+		return DigParams(true, 0.5, 0);
 	case 3:
 		//infostream<<"dig_immediate=3"<<std::endl;
 		return DigParams(true, 0.0, 0);