diff --git a/plugins/show-more-portals.user.js b/plugins/show-more-portals.user.js
index 8006ff2e..26b3a6d6 100644
--- a/plugins/show-more-portals.user.js
+++ b/plugins/show-more-portals.user.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // @id             iitc-plugin-show-more-portals@jonatkins
 // @name           IITC plugin: Show more portals
 // @category       Tweaks
-// @version        0.1.1.@@DATETIMEVERSION@@
+// @version        0.1.2.@@DATETIMEVERSION@@
 // @namespace      https://github.com/jonatkins/ingress-intel-total-conversion
 // @updateURL      @@UPDATEURL@@
 // @downloadURL    @@DOWNLOADURL@@
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ window.plugin.showMorePortals.setup  = function() {
     // yes, it is possible to increase this beyond "+1" - however, that will end up producing a rediculous number
     // of requests to the Niantic servers, giving many request failed errors/tile timeouts
     // (every increase by one requests four times as many data tiles)
-    var z = mapZoom + 1;
+    // UPDATE: due to the new smaller tiles used when zoomed out further (getThinnedEntitiesV4), it gets silly
+    // doing this when zoomed out. so only boost when zoomed in
+    var z = mapZoom > 12 ? mapZoom + 1 : mapZoom;
 
     // limiting the mazimum zoom level for data retrieval reduces the number of requests at high zoom levels
     // (as all portal data is retrieved at z=17, why retrieve multiple z=18 tiles when fewer z=17 would do?)