diff --git a/src/app/settings/ui_settings_impl.cpp b/src/app/settings/ui_settings_impl.cpp
index b2d558225..d1c310fd5 100644
--- a/src/app/settings/ui_settings_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/app/settings/ui_settings_impl.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 #define DEFAULT_ONIONSKIN_TYPE         Onionskin_Merge
 #define DEFAULT_ONIONSKIN_OPACITY_BASE 68
-#define DEFAULT_ONIONSKIN_OPACITY_STEP 68
+#define DEFAULT_ONIONSKIN_OPACITY_STEP 28
 
 namespace app {