diff --git a/src/environment.cpp b/src/environment.cpp
index 0b3c0347..6877c246 100644
--- a/src/environment.cpp
+++ b/src/environment.cpp
@@ -1495,8 +1495,10 @@ u16 ServerEnvironment::addActiveObjectRaw(ServerActiveObject *object,
 	}
 
 	if (objectpos_over_limit(object->getBasePosition())) {
+		v3f p = object->getBasePosition();
 		errorstream << "ServerEnvironment::addActiveObjectRaw(): "
-			<< "object position outside maximum range" << std::endl;
+			<< "object position (" << p.X << "," << p.Y << "," << p.Z
+			<< ") outside maximum range" << std::endl;
 		if (object->environmentDeletes())
 			delete object;
 		return 0;
diff --git a/src/mapblock.h b/src/mapblock.h
index b2d5f98f..73c17ee6 100644
--- a/src/mapblock.h
+++ b/src/mapblock.h
@@ -639,14 +639,14 @@ typedef std::vector<MapBlock*> MapBlockVect;
 
 inline bool objectpos_over_limit(v3f p)
 {
-	const static u16 map_gen_limit = MYMIN(MAX_MAP_GENERATION_LIMIT,
-		g_settings->getU16("map_generation_limit"));
-	return (p.X < -map_gen_limit
-		|| p.X >  map_gen_limit
-		|| p.Y < -map_gen_limit
-		|| p.Y >  map_gen_limit
-		|| p.Z < -map_gen_limit
-		|| p.Z >  map_gen_limit);
+	const static float map_gen_limit_bs = MYMIN(MAX_MAP_GENERATION_LIMIT,
+		g_settings->getU16("map_generation_limit")) * BS;
+	return (p.X < -map_gen_limit_bs
+		|| p.X >  map_gen_limit_bs
+		|| p.Y < -map_gen_limit_bs
+		|| p.Y >  map_gen_limit_bs
+		|| p.Z < -map_gen_limit_bs
+		|| p.Z >  map_gen_limit_bs);
 }
 
 inline bool blockpos_over_limit(v3s16 p)