diff --git a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
index 72ed278c..868bcb2b 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@ namespace TShockAPI
         public bool BanExplosives = true;
         public bool KickExplosives = true;
         public bool SpawnProtection = true;
+        public int SpawnProtectionRadius = 5;
     }
 }
diff --git a/TShockAPI/ConfigurationManager.cs b/TShockAPI/ConfigurationManager.cs
index a53db9de..800d03a2 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/ConfigurationManager.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/ConfigurationManager.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
         public static bool banBoom = true;
         public static bool kickBoom = true;
         public static bool spawnProtect = true;
+        public static int spawnProtectRadius = 5;
 
         public enum NPCList : int
         {
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             banBoom = cfg.BanExplosives;
             kickBoom = cfg.KickExplosives;
             spawnProtect = cfg.SpawnProtection;
+            spawnProtectRadius = cfg.SpawnProtectionRadius;
         }
 
         public static void WriteJsonConfiguration()
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             cfg.BanExplosives = true;
             cfg.KickExplosives = true;
             cfg.SpawnProtection = true;
+            cfg.SpawnProtectionRadius = 5;
 
             string json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(cfg, Formatting.Indented);
             TextWriter tr = new StreamWriter(FileTools.SaveDir + "config.json");
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
index d5292119..351b0faf 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
             Vector2 tile = new Vector2((float)x, (float)y);
             Vector2 spawn = new Vector2((float)Main.spawnTileX, (float)Main.spawnTileY);
             var distance = Vector2.Distance(spawn, tile);
-            if (distance > 5)
+            if (distance > (float)ConfigurationManager.spawnProtectRadius)
                 return false;
             else
                 return true;