diff --git a/Subsurface/Content/Characters/Human/human.xml b/Subsurface/Content/Characters/Human/human.xml
index b190c755c..e62c83b47 100644
--- a/Subsurface/Content/Characters/Human/human.xml
+++ b/Subsurface/Content/Characters/Human/human.xml
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@
            thightorque="-5.0"
            walkspeed="1.5"
            swimspeed="2.0"
-           impacttolerance="7.5">
+           impacttolerance="7.5"
+           colliderheightfromfloor="55">
 
-    <collider height="80" radius="15"/>
-	<collider height="40" radius="15"/>
+    <collider height="60" radius="15"/>
+	  <collider height="30" radius="15"/>
     
     <!-- head -->
     <limb id = "0" radius="13" mass = "6" type="Head" attackpriority="2">
diff --git a/Subsurface/Source/Characters/Animation/Ragdoll.cs b/Subsurface/Source/Characters/Animation/Ragdoll.cs
index 554f84770..a41292c3b 100644
--- a/Subsurface/Source/Characters/Animation/Ragdoll.cs
+++ b/Subsurface/Source/Characters/Animation/Ragdoll.cs
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ namespace Barotrauma
         protected bool inWater, headInWater;
         public bool onGround;
         private bool ignorePlatforms;
+
+        private float colliderHeightFromFloor;
         
         protected Structure stairs;
                 
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                 if (collider[colliderIndex].height<collider[value].height)
                 {
                     Vector2 pos1 = collider[colliderIndex].SimPosition;
-                    pos1.Y -= collider[colliderIndex].height * 0.45f;
+                    pos1.Y -= collider[colliderIndex].height * colliderHeightFromFloor;
                     Vector2 pos2 = pos1;
                     pos2.Y += collider[value].height * 1.1f;
                     if (GameMain.World.RayCast(pos1, pos2).Any(f => f.CollisionCategories.HasFlag(Physics.CollisionWall))) return;
@@ -300,6 +302,9 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 
             CanEnterSubmarine = ToolBox.GetAttributeBool(element, "canentersubmarine", true);
 
+            colliderHeightFromFloor = ToolBox.GetAttributeFloat(element, "colliderheightfromfloor", 45.0f);
+            colliderHeightFromFloor = ConvertUnits.ToSimUnits(colliderHeightFromFloor);
+
             collider = new List<PhysicsBody>();
              
             foreach (XElement subElement in element.Elements())
@@ -994,7 +999,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                             break;
                         case Physics.CollisionPlatform:
                             Structure platform = fixture.Body.UserData as Structure;
-                            if (IgnorePlatforms || lowestLimb.Position.Y < platform.Rect.Y) return -1;
+                            if (IgnorePlatforms || lowestLimb.Position.Y < platform.Rect.Y-16) return -1;
                             break;
                         case Physics.CollisionWall:
                             break;
@@ -1027,7 +1032,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                     }
 
                     float tfloorY = rayStart.Y + (rayEnd.Y - rayStart.Y) * closestFraction;
-                    float targetY = tfloorY + Collider.height * 0.5f + Collider.radius + ConvertUnits.ToSimUnits(45.0f);
+                    float targetY = tfloorY + Collider.height * 0.5f + Collider.radius + colliderHeightFromFloor;
                     
                     if (Math.Abs(Collider.SimPosition.Y - targetY) > 0.01f && Collider.SimPosition.Y<targetY && !forceImmediate)
                     {