diff --git a/src/MapsManager.cpp b/src/MapsManager.cpp
index 3be787d0..f79b06bd 100644
--- a/src/MapsManager.cpp
+++ b/src/MapsManager.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ MapsManager::MapsManager(bool usePublicNamespace) :
 		gridEroded_(false),
 		gridUnknownSpaceFilled_(false),
 		gridMaxUnknownSpaceFilledRange_(6.0),
-		mapFilterRadius_(0.5),
+		mapFilterRadius_(0.0),
 		mapFilterAngle_(30.0), // degrees
 		mapCacheCleanup_(true),
 		negativePosesIgnored(false)
diff --git a/src/rviz/MapCloudDisplay.cpp b/src/rviz/MapCloudDisplay.cpp
index 60a0ee16..ccdf04a7 100644
--- a/src/rviz/MapCloudDisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/rviz/MapCloudDisplay.cpp
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ MapCloudDisplay::MapCloudDisplay()
 	cloud_filter_ceiling_height_->setMin( 0.0f );
 	cloud_filter_ceiling_height_->setMax( 999.0f );
 
-	node_filtering_radius_ = new rviz::FloatProperty( "Node filtering radius (m)", 0.2f,
+	node_filtering_radius_ = new rviz::FloatProperty( "Node filtering radius (m)", 0.0f,
 										 "(Disabled=0) Only keep one node in the specified radius.",
 										 this, SLOT( updateCloudParameters() ), this );
 	node_filtering_radius_->setMin( 0.0f );