diff --git a/data/shaders/instanced_shadowref.frag b/data/shaders/instanced_shadowref.frag
index bf296e7ea..ed5db4612 100644
--- a/data/shaders/instanced_shadowref.frag
+++ b/data/shaders/instanced_shadowref.frag
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ void main(void)
     vec4 col = texture(tex, uv);
 #endif
     if (col.a < 0.5) discard;
-    FragColor = vec4(exp(8. * (2. * gl_FragCoord.z - 1.) / gl_FragCoord.w));
+    FragColor = vec4(exp(32. * (2. * gl_FragCoord.z - 1.) / gl_FragCoord.w));
 }
diff --git a/data/shaders/shadow.frag b/data/shaders/shadow.frag
index 45118c085..01b4d3aaa 100644
--- a/data/shaders/shadow.frag
+++ b/data/shaders/shadow.frag
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ out vec4 FragColor;
 
 void main()
 {
-    FragColor = vec4(exp(8. * (2. * gl_FragCoord.z - 1.) / gl_FragCoord.w));
+    FragColor = vec4(exp(32. * (2. * gl_FragCoord.z - 1.) / gl_FragCoord.w));
 }
diff --git a/data/shaders/shadowref.frag b/data/shaders/shadowref.frag
index cce3b3be4..31cca01d8 100644
--- a/data/shaders/shadowref.frag
+++ b/data/shaders/shadowref.frag
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ void main(void)
 {
     vec4 col = texture(tex, uv);
     if (col.a < 0.5) discard;
-    FragColor = vec4(exp(8. * (2. * gl_FragCoord.z - 1.) / gl_FragCoord.w));
+    FragColor = vec4(exp(32. * (2. * gl_FragCoord.z - 1.) / gl_FragCoord.w));
 }
diff --git a/data/shaders/sunlightshadow.frag b/data/shaders/sunlightshadow.frag
index f242a309c..4e6babc99 100644
--- a/data/shaders/sunlightshadow.frag
+++ b/data/shaders/sunlightshadow.frag
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ float getShadowFactor(vec3 pos, float bias, int index)
 
 	float z = texture(shadowtex, vec3(shadowtexcoord, float(index))).x;
 	float d = shadowcoord.z;
-	return min(pow(exp(-8. * d) * z, 32.), 1.);
+	return min(pow(exp(-32. * d) * z, 8.), 1.);
 }
 
 void main() {
diff --git a/src/graphics/render_geometry.cpp b/src/graphics/render_geometry.cpp
index d94c2e176..3da8e2a39 100644
--- a/src/graphics/render_geometry.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/render_geometry.cpp
@@ -1034,8 +1034,8 @@ void IrrDriver::renderShadows()
         for (unsigned i = 0; i < 2; i++)
         {
             m_post_processing->renderGaussian6BlurLayer(m_rtts->getShadowFBO(), i,
-                1.5f * m_shadow_scales[0].first / m_shadow_scales[i].first,
-                1.5f * m_shadow_scales[0].second / m_shadow_scales[i].second);
+                2.f * m_shadow_scales[0].first / m_shadow_scales[i].first,
+                2.f * m_shadow_scales[0].second / m_shadow_scales[i].second);
         }
     }
     glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D_ARRAY, m_rtts->getShadowFBO().getRTT()[0]);