diff --git a/artifacts/config_files/Perks.ini b/artifacts/config_files/Perks.ini
index d726b830..9cf3ca1e 100644
--- a/artifacts/config_files/Perks.ini
+++ b/artifacts/config_files/Perks.ini
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ WeaponScopeRangeBonus=5
 VaultCityInoculationsPoisonBonus=10
 VaultCityInoculationsRadBonus=10
 
-;Changes the distance bonus at which objects spawn in "Surrounding" random encounters
-;valid range: -12..100, 3 - default value
-CautiousNatureDistanceBonus=3
+;Changes the distance bonus for 'Cautious Nature' perk (ID 80)
+;Affects where critters spawn in 'surrounding' random encounters without a specified distance
+;valid range: -12..20, 3 - default bonus
+CautiousNatureBonus=3
 
 ;Changes the damage bonus per level for 'Demolition Expert' perk (ID 82)
 ;999 - maximum bonus, 10 - default bonus
diff --git a/sfall/Modules/SubModules/EnginePerks.cpp b/sfall/Modules/SubModules/EnginePerks.cpp
index ff279a5e..7cb1ddd1 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/SubModules/EnginePerks.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/SubModules/EnginePerks.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void ReadPerksBonuses(const char* perksFile) {
 	TryPatchSkillBonus8("LivingAnatomyDoctorBonus", 10, 0x496E66, perksFile);
 	TryPatchSkillBonus8("PyromaniacBonus", 5, 0x424AB6, perksFile);
 	TryPatchValue8("StonewallPercent", 50, 0, 100, 0x424B50, perksFile);
-	TryPatchValue8("CautiousNatureDistanceBonus", 3, -12, 100, 0x4C1756, perksFile);
+	TryPatchValue8("CautiousNatureBonus", 3, -12, 20, 0x4C1756, perksFile); // -12 - nullify distance bonus
 	if (TryGetModifiedInt("DemolitionExpertBonus", DemolitionExpertBonus, value, perksFile) && value >= 0) {
 		DemolitionExpertBonus = min(value, 999);
 	}