diff --git a/core/AEConfig.java b/core/AEConfig.java
index 700042289..c486dd9ad 100644
--- a/core/AEConfig.java
+++ b/core/AEConfig.java
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ public class AEConfig extends Configuration implements IConfigureableObject, ICo
 	public boolean updateable = false;
 	final private File myPath;
 
-	public double metoriteClusterChance = 0.1f;
+	public double metoriteClusterChance = 0.1;
+	public double metoriteSpawnChance = 0.3;
 
 	@SubscribeEvent
 	public void onConfigChanged(ConfigChangedEvent.OnConfigChangedEvent eventArgs)
@@ -227,6 +228,7 @@ public class AEConfig extends Configuration implements IConfigureableObject, ICo
 		spawnChargedChance = (float) (1.0 - get( "worldGen", "spawnChargedChance", 1.0 - spawnChargedChance ).getDouble( 1.0 - spawnChargedChance ));
 		minMeteoriteDistance = get( "worldGen", "minMeteoriteDistance", minMeteoriteDistance ).getInt( minMeteoriteDistance );
 		metoriteClusterChance = get( "worldGen", "metoriteClusterChance ", metoriteClusterChance ).getDouble( metoriteClusterChance );
+		metoriteSpawnChance = get( "worldGen", "metoriteSpawnChance ", metoriteSpawnChance ).getDouble( metoriteSpawnChance );
 		quartzOresPerCluster = get( "worldGen", "quartzOresPerCluster", quartzOresPerCluster ).getInt( quartzOresPerCluster );
 
 		minMeteoriteDistanceSq = minMeteoriteDistance * minMeteoriteDistance;
diff --git a/hooks/MeteoriteWorldGen.java b/hooks/MeteoriteWorldGen.java
index e17871e52..f58de2594 100644
--- a/hooks/MeteoriteWorldGen.java
+++ b/hooks/MeteoriteWorldGen.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ final public class MeteoriteWorldGen implements IWorldGenerator
 		if ( WorldGenRegistry.instance.isWorldGenEnabled( WorldGenType.Metorites, w ) )
 		{
 			// add new metorites?
-			if ( r.nextFloat() > 0.7 )
+			if ( r.nextFloat() < AEConfig.instance.metoriteSpawnChance )
 			{
 				int x = r.nextInt( 16 ) + (chunkX << 4);
 				int z = r.nextInt( 16 ) + (chunkZ << 4);