diff --git a/crates/client/src/chunks.rs b/crates/client/src/chunks.rs
index c52df86..8f84532 100644
--- a/crates/client/src/chunks.rs
+++ b/crates/client/src/chunks.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use crate::mesh_pool::{JobGen, MeshJob, MeshPool, MeshResult};
 
 /// Radius, in chunks, of the region kept resident around the camera center. Also the radius the client subscribes with, so the server's resident set matches the client's.
 // TODO: make configurable / drive from view-distance setting.
-pub const LOAD_RADIUS: i32 = 12;
+pub const LOAD_RADIUS: i32 = 16;
 
 /// Horizontal extent, in blocks, of the resident region around the camera.
 #[expect(