diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_item_entity/init.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_item_entity/init.lua
index cc7958320..10cafbfc2 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_item_entity/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_item_entity/init.lua
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ local item_drop_settings                 = {} --settings table
 item_drop_settings.age                   = 1 --how old an item has to be before collecting
 item_drop_settings.radius_magnet         = 2 --radius of item magnet
 item_drop_settings.radius_collect        = 0.1 --radius of collection
-item_drop_settings.player_collect_height = 1.5 --added to their pos y value
+item_drop_settings.player_collect_height = 0.5 --added to their pos y value
 item_drop_settings.collection_safety     = false --do this to prevent items from flying away on laggy servers
 item_drop_settings.collect_by_default    = true --make item entities automatically collect in the item entity code
                                                 --versus setting it in the item drop code, setting true might interfere with