diff --git a/nemo/signals.py b/nemo/signals.py
index 87d726c..9a20e87 100644
--- a/nemo/signals.py
+++ b/nemo/signals.py
@@ -664,10 +664,10 @@ def _paintSignalMap(shape, wcs, tckP, beam = None, RADeg = None, decDeg = None,
         amps=np.array([amp], dtype = dtype)
 
     if omap is not None:
-        ra1=RADeg-(maxSizeDeg/2)/np.cos(np.radians(decDeg))
-        ra0=RADeg+(maxSizeDeg/2)/np.cos(np.radians(decDeg))
-        dec1=decDeg-maxSizeDeg/2
-        dec0=decDeg+maxSizeDeg/2
+        ra1=RADeg-(maxSizeDeg/1.0)/np.cos(np.radians(decDeg))
+        ra0=RADeg+(maxSizeDeg/1.0)/np.cos(np.radians(decDeg))
+        dec1=decDeg-maxSizeDeg/1.0
+        dec0=decDeg+maxSizeDeg/1.0
         clip=astImages.clipUsingRADecCoords(omap, wcs, ra1, ra0, dec0, dec1)
         modelClip=pointsrcs.sim_objects(clip['data'].shape, clip['wcs'].AWCS, poss, amps, (r, abs(rprof)), vmin = vmin,
                                         rmax = np.radians(maxSizeDeg), #prof_equi = False,