diff --git a/src/api/java/baritone/api/Settings.java b/src/api/java/baritone/api/Settings.java
index be959ef12..71a2d996b 100644
--- a/src/api/java/baritone/api/Settings.java
+++ b/src/api/java/baritone/api/Settings.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public final class Settings {
     public final Setting<Integer> elytraPitchRange = new Setting<>(25);
     public final Setting<Double> elytraFireworkSpeed = new Setting<>(0.6);
     public final Setting<Integer> elytraFireworkSetbackUseDelay = new Setting<>(15);
+    public final Setting<Double> elytraMinimumAvoidance = new Setting<>(0.2);
     public final Setting<Boolean> conserveFireworks = new Setting<>(true);
     public final Setting<Boolean> renderRaytraces = new Setting<>(false);
     public final Setting<Boolean> elytraFreeLook = new Setting<>(false);
diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/behavior/ElytraBehavior.java b/src/main/java/baritone/behavior/ElytraBehavior.java
index 041813d4c..345da254d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/behavior/ElytraBehavior.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/behavior/ElytraBehavior.java
@@ -509,9 +509,9 @@ public final class ElytraBehavior extends Behavior implements IElytraBehavior, H
                             }
                         }
 
-                        // 1.0 -> 0.25 -> none
+                        final double minAvoidance = Baritone.settings().elytraMinimumAvoidance.value;
                         final Double growth = relaxation == 2 ? null
-                                : relaxation == 0 ? 0.5d : 0.25d;
+                                : relaxation == 0 ? 2 * minAvoidance : minAvoidance;
 
                         if (this.isHitboxClear(start, dest, growth, isInLava)) {
                             // Yaw is trivial, just calculate the rotation required to face the destination