diff --git a/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/limbomanager/Cache.java b/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/limbomanager/Cache.java
index 96ddbee..de74adc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/limbomanager/Cache.java
+++ b/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/limbomanager/Cache.java
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ public class Cache
 {
 
     public static final Coordinates baseCoords = new Coordinates(1000, 1000);
+
+    public static int islandsDistance = 500;
+    public static int islandWalkingRange = 100;
     private static YamlConfiguration configuration;
 
     public static final HashMap<String, Coordinates> playerIslands = new HashMap<>();
diff --git a/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/limbomanager/LimboManager.java b/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/limbomanager/LimboManager.java
index b04d219..5463e76 100644
--- a/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/limbomanager/LimboManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/limbomanager/LimboManager.java
@@ -52,9 +52,12 @@ public class LimboManager extends JavaPlugin {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
 
+        // cache some config variables
+        Cache.islandWalkingRange = configuration.getInt("sizing.allowed-range");
+        Cache.islandsDistance = configuration.getInt("sizing.island-distance");
+
         // start location check runnable
         Cache.locationCheckRunnable = new LocationCheckRunnable();
-        Cache.locationCheckRunnable.setDistanceMax(configuration.getInt("sizing.allowed-range"));
         Cache.locationCheckRunnable.task = Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskTimerAsynchronously(this, Cache.locationCheckRunnable, 10L, 5L);
 
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/limbomanager/listeners/PlayerTeleporter.java b/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/limbomanager/listeners/PlayerTeleporter.java
index 5f02883..aabcd6f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/limbomanager/listeners/PlayerTeleporter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/limbomanager/listeners/PlayerTeleporter.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class PlayerTeleporter implements Listener
 
         /*
         how are islands laid out?
-        we start from (1000, 1000) and we put islands at 500 blocks distance up to 10000. then we move to a new row.
+        we start from (1000, 1000) and we put islands at <Cache.islandsDistance> blocks distance up to 10000. then we move to a new row.
          */
 
         Coordinates islandCoords = new Coordinates(Cache.baseCoords);
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ public class PlayerTeleporter implements Listener
             if(!islandCoords.equals(currentCoords)) break;
 
             // else, if they are the same,
-            // we have to either increase X or move to a new row, in case it's over 10000.
+            // we have to either increase X or move to a new row and reset X, in case it's over 10000.
             if(islandCoords.getX() >= 10000) // if we need to create a new row
             {
                 islandCoords.setX(1000);
-                islandCoords.setZ(islandCoords.getZ() + 500);
+                islandCoords.setZ(islandCoords.getZ() + Cache.islandsDistance);
             } else { // if we just need to increase the column
-                islandCoords.setX(islandCoords.getX() + 500);
+                islandCoords.setX(islandCoords.getX() + Cache.islandsDistance);
             }
 
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/limbomanager/objects/LocationCheckRunnable.java b/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/limbomanager/objects/LocationCheckRunnable.java
index b878350..7f98ec2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/limbomanager/objects/LocationCheckRunnable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/limbomanager/objects/LocationCheckRunnable.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ public class LocationCheckRunnable implements Runnable
     public BukkitTask task;
 
     List<Player> playersToCheck = new ArrayList<>();
-    private int distanceMax = 100; //just a default value
 
 
     // we give players a distanceMax block range to move in.
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ public class LocationCheckRunnable implements Runnable
         int distanceZ = Math.abs(playerLocation.getBlockZ() - islandSpawnCoordinates.getZ());
 
         // check if player is inside bounds
-        if(distanceX > distanceMax || distanceZ > distanceMax)
+        if(distanceX > Cache.islandWalkingRange || distanceZ > Cache.islandWalkingRange)
         {
             LocationUtils.teleportToOwnIsland(player);
             player.sendMessage("Out of bounds");
@@ -69,9 +68,4 @@ public class LocationCheckRunnable implements Runnable
 
         }
     }
-
-    public void setDistanceMax(int distanceMax)
-    {
-        this.distanceMax = distanceMax;
-    }
 }