diff --git a/data/shaders/instanced_shadowref.frag b/data/shaders/instanced_shadowref.frag
index 8595ee2b7..bf296e7ea 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(1. * (2. * gl_FragCoord.z - 1.) / gl_FragCoord.w));
+    FragColor = vec4(exp(8. * (2. * gl_FragCoord.z - 1.) / gl_FragCoord.w));
 }
diff --git a/data/shaders/shadow.frag b/data/shaders/shadow.frag
index 39ccc5428..45118c085 100644
--- a/data/shaders/shadow.frag
+++ b/data/shaders/shadow.frag
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ out vec4 FragColor;
 
 void main()
 {
-    FragColor = vec4(exp(1. * (2. * gl_FragCoord.z - 1.) / gl_FragCoord.w));
+    FragColor = vec4(exp(8. * (2. * gl_FragCoord.z - 1.) / gl_FragCoord.w));
 }
diff --git a/data/shaders/shadowref.frag b/data/shaders/shadowref.frag
index c63761190..cce3b3be4 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(1. * (2. * gl_FragCoord.z - 1.) / gl_FragCoord.w));
+    FragColor = vec4(exp(8. * (2. * gl_FragCoord.z - 1.) / gl_FragCoord.w));
 }
diff --git a/data/shaders/sunlightshadow.frag b/data/shaders/sunlightshadow.frag
index 8b6337b86..0bb01c51d 100644
--- a/data/shaders/sunlightshadow.frag
+++ b/data/shaders/sunlightshadow.frag
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ 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(-1. * d) * z, 240.), 1.);
+	return min(pow(exp(-8. * d) * z, 256.), 1.);
 }
 
 void main() {