diff --git a/engine/src/terrain/com/jme3/terrain/heightmap/ImageBasedHeightMap.java b/engine/src/terrain/com/jme3/terrain/heightmap/ImageBasedHeightMap.java
index 893ca06a3..d4e9b22c8 100644
--- a/engine/src/terrain/com/jme3/terrain/heightmap/ImageBasedHeightMap.java
+++ b/engine/src/terrain/com/jme3/terrain/heightmap/ImageBasedHeightMap.java
@@ -32,13 +32,8 @@
 package com.jme3.terrain.heightmap;
 
 import com.jme3.math.ColorRGBA;
-import com.jme3.system.JmeSystem;
 import com.jme3.texture.Image;
-import com.jme3.texture.image.DefaultImageRaster;
 import com.jme3.texture.image.ImageRaster;
-import com.jme3.util.NativeObject;
-import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.nio.ShortBuffer;
 
 /**
  * <code>ImageBasedHeightMap</code> is a height map created from the grayscale
@@ -53,6 +48,7 @@ public class ImageBasedHeightMap extends AbstractHeightMap implements ImageHeigh
     
     
     protected Image colorImage;
+    private float backwardsCompScale = 255f;
 
     
     public void setImage(Image image) {
@@ -124,13 +120,13 @@ public class ImageBasedHeightMap extends AbstractHeightMap implements ImageHeigh
                     for (int w = imageWidth - 1; w >= 0; --w) {
                         //int baseIndex = (h * imageWidth)+ w;
                         //heightData[index++] = getHeightAtPostion(raster, baseIndex, colorStore)*heightScale;
-                        heightData[index++] = calculateHeight(raster.getPixel(w, h, colorStore))*heightScale;
+                        heightData[index++] = calculateHeight(raster.getPixel(w, h, colorStore))*heightScale*backwardsCompScale;
                     }
                 } else {
                     for (int w = 0; w < imageWidth; ++w) {
                         //int baseIndex = (h * imageWidth)+ w;
                         //heightData[index++] = getHeightAtPostion(raster, baseIndex, colorStore)*heightScale;
-                        heightData[index++] = calculateHeight(raster.getPixel(w, h, colorStore))*heightScale;
+                        heightData[index++] = calculateHeight(raster.getPixel(w, h, colorStore))*heightScale*backwardsCompScale;
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -140,13 +136,13 @@ public class ImageBasedHeightMap extends AbstractHeightMap implements ImageHeigh
                     for (int w = imageWidth - 1; w >= 0; --w) {
                         //int baseIndex = (h * imageWidth)+ w;
                         //heightData[index++] = getHeightAtPostion(raster, baseIndex, colorStore)*heightScale;
-                        heightData[index++] = calculateHeight(raster.getPixel(w, h, colorStore))*heightScale;
+                        heightData[index++] = calculateHeight(raster.getPixel(w, h, colorStore))*heightScale*backwardsCompScale;
                     }
                 } else {
                     for (int w = 0; w < imageWidth; ++w) {
                         //int baseIndex = (h * imageWidth)+ w;
                         //heightData[index++] = getHeightAtPostion(raster, baseIndex, colorStore)*heightScale;
-                        heightData[index++] = calculateHeight(raster.getPixel(w, h, colorStore))*heightScale;
+                        heightData[index++] = calculateHeight(raster.getPixel(w, h, colorStore))*heightScale*backwardsCompScale;
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/engine/src/test/jme3test/helloworld/HelloTerrainCollision.java b/engine/src/test/jme3test/helloworld/HelloTerrainCollision.java
index 75478cdad..051e68adb 100644
--- a/engine/src/test/jme3test/helloworld/HelloTerrainCollision.java
+++ b/engine/src/test/jme3test/helloworld/HelloTerrainCollision.java
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public class HelloTerrainCollision extends SimpleApplication
     player.setJumpSpeed(20);
     player.setFallSpeed(30);
     player.setGravity(30);
-    player.setPhysicsLocation(new Vector3f(0, 10, 0));
+    player.setPhysicsLocation(new Vector3f(-10, 10, 10));
 
     // We attach the scene and the player to the rootnode and the physics space,
     // to make them appear in the game world.
diff --git a/engine/src/test/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTest.java b/engine/src/test/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTest.java
index 122a7fc58..7eff18b8f 100644
--- a/engine/src/test/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTest.java
+++ b/engine/src/test/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTest.java
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public class TerrainTest extends SimpleApplication {
         terrain.addControl(control);
         terrain.setMaterial(matRock);
         terrain.setLocalTranslation(0, -100, 0);
-        terrain.setLocalScale(2f, 1f, 2f);
+        terrain.setLocalScale(2f, 0.5f, 2f);
         rootNode.attachChild(terrain);
 
         DirectionalLight light = new DirectionalLight();
diff --git a/engine/src/test/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTestAndroid.java b/engine/src/test/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTestAndroid.java
index b5c225e30..d5b74b291 100644
--- a/engine/src/test/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTestAndroid.java
+++ b/engine/src/test/jme3test/terrain/TerrainTestAndroid.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public class TerrainTestAndroid extends SimpleApplication {
         terrain.addControl(control);
         terrain.setMaterial(matRock);
         terrain.setLocalTranslation(0, -100, 0);
-        terrain.setLocalScale(8f, 100f, 8f);
+        terrain.setLocalScale(8f, 0.5f, 8f);
         rootNode.attachChild(terrain);
 
         DirectionalLight light = new DirectionalLight();