diff --git a/src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp b/src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp
index decb8c86d08f8bf9698001dc642700ec9bb1c1bf..5d325dd68e69e94b2424a4f258c1c6c657f0024e 100644
--- a/src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ void PulsarAnimationWidget::paintGL()
 
 			glMaterialfv(GL_FRONT, GL_AMBIENT, coneAmbient);
 			glMaterialfv(GL_FRONT, GL_DIFFUSE, coneDiffuse);
-			gluCylinder(m_quadricPulsarCone1, 0.5f, 0.0f, 3.0f, 32, 32);
+			gluCylinder(m_quadricPulsarCone1, 0.475f, 0.0f, 3.0f, 32, 32);
 		glPopMatrix();
 
 		// second cone
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ void PulsarAnimationWidget::paintGL()
 
 			glMaterialfv(GL_FRONT, GL_AMBIENT, coneAmbient);
 			glMaterialfv(GL_FRONT, GL_DIFFUSE, coneDiffuse);
-			gluCylinder(m_quadricPulsarCone2, 0.5f, 0.0f, 3.0f, 32, 32);
+			gluCylinder(m_quadricPulsarCone2, 0.475f, 0.0f, 3.0f, 32, 32);
 		glPopMatrix();
 	glPopMatrix();