diff --git a/src/map.c b/src/map.c
index 9b5215c..7195825 100644
--- a/src/map.c
+++ b/src/map.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: map.c,v 1.23 2004/02/08 01:30:42 stpohle Exp $ */
+/* $Id: map.c,v 1.24 2004/02/10 23:13:16 stpohle Exp $ */
 /* map handling, like generate and load maps. */
 
 #include "bomberclone.h"
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ map_is_possible_start_point(int x, int y)
     
     /* calculate the number of adjacent FT_nothing fields in the X and Y directions */
     
-    for (i = 1; i < 4; i++) {
+    for (i = 1; i < bman.start_range + 2; i++) {
         
         if (x_ok_pos) {
             
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ map_is_possible_start_point(int x, int y)
         }
     }
     
-    if ((x_adj >= 3) || (y_adj >= 3)) {
+    if ((x_adj >= bman.start_range + 1) || (y_adj >= bman.start_range + 1)) {
         
         return 1;
     }