diff --git a/src/Server/CommandList.hpp b/src/Server/CommandList.hpp
index c348223..74b1338 100644
--- a/src/Server/CommandList.hpp
+++ b/src/Server/CommandList.hpp
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ enum ClientCommands : MessageCommandType {
 #define VERSION_STRING "0.2.0"
 
 // Arbitrary value. Higher scale up values lead to less scale up events (which can cause stuttering), but leads to larger numbers overall, which can cause a tiny bit of lag and increased memory usage
-#define CANVAS_SCALE_UP_STEP WorldScalar("100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000")
+#define CANVAS_SCALE_UP_STEP WorldScalar("2")
diff --git a/src/World.cpp b/src/World.cpp
index 047e95e..6916ce1 100644
--- a/src/World.cpp
+++ b/src/World.cpp
@@ -122,9 +122,11 @@ void World::init_client_callbacks() {
     con.client_add_recv_callback(CLIENT_CANVAS_SCALE, [&](cereal::PortableBinaryInputArchive& message) {
         uint64_t newCanvasScale;
         message(newCanvasScale);
-        con.client_send_items_to_server(RELIABLE_COMMAND_CHANNEL, SERVER_CANVAS_SCALE, newCanvasScale);
-        scale_up(FixedPoint::pow_int(CANVAS_SCALE_UP_STEP, newCanvasScale - canvasScale));
-        canvasScale = newCanvasScale;
+        if(newCanvasScale > canvasScale) {
+            con.client_send_items_to_server(RELIABLE_COMMAND_CHANNEL, SERVER_CANVAS_SCALE, newCanvasScale);
+            scale_up(FixedPoint::pow_int(CANVAS_SCALE_UP_STEP, newCanvasScale - canvasScale));
+            canvasScale = newCanvasScale;
+        }
     });
     con.client_add_recv_callback(CLIENT_KEEP_ALIVE, [&](cereal::PortableBinaryInputArchive& message) {
     });