diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/tr_init.cpp b/src/engine/renderer/tr_init.cpp
index fa336629f3..6e40509ac6 100644
--- a/src/engine/renderer/tr_init.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/tr_init.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ Cvar::Cvar<int> r_rendererAPI( "r_rendererAPI", "Renderer API: 0: OpenGL, 1: Vul
 		Cvar::NONE, 0.977f, 0.0f, 10.0f );
 	Cvar::Range<Cvar::Cvar<float>> r_toneMappingHDRMax(
 		"r_toneMappingHDRMax", "HDR white point",
-		Cvar::NONE, 8.0f, 1.0f, 128.0f );
+		Cvar::NONE, 1.2f, 1.0f, 128.0f );
 	Cvar::Range<Cvar::Cvar<float>> r_toneMappingDarkAreaPointHDR(
 		"r_toneMappingDarkAreaPointHDR", "Cut-off for dark area light-up",
 		Cvar::NONE, 0.18f, 0.0f, 1.0f );
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ Cvar::Cvar<int> r_rendererAPI( "r_rendererAPI", "Renderer API: 0: OpenGL, 1: Vul
 	cvar_t      *r_mergeLeafSurfaces;
 	
 	Cvar::Cvar<bool> r_bloom( "r_bloom", "Use bloom", Cvar::ARCHIVE, false );
-	Cvar::Cvar<float> r_bloomBlur( "r_bloomBlur", "Bloom strength", Cvar::NONE, 1.0 );
+	Cvar::Cvar<float> r_bloomBlur( "r_bloomBlur", "Bloom strength", Cvar::NONE, 0.2 );
 	Cvar::Cvar<int> r_bloomPasses( "r_bloomPasses", "Amount of bloom passes in each direction", Cvar::NONE, 2 );
 	cvar_t      *r_FXAA;
 	Cvar::Range<Cvar::Cvar<int>> r_ssao( "r_ssao",