diff --git a/config.lua b/config.lua
index bc40caad..666eb66c 100644
--- a/config.lua
+++ b/config.lua
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ global.config = {
     -- when biter corpses in an area are above a threshold, remove the desired amount
     biter_corpse_util = {
         enabled = true,
-        radius = 3, -- radius to search around dying entities
-        corpse_threshold = 10 -- number of corpses allowed on surface inside radius
+        chunk_size = 3, -- size of chunk in tiles
+        corpse_threshold = 10 -- number of corpses allowed on surface inside chunk
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/features/biter_corpse_util.lua b/features/biter_corpse_util.lua
index da097705..ce91e820 100644
--- a/features/biter_corpse_util.lua
+++ b/features/biter_corpse_util.lua
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ local function biter_died(event)
     end
 
     --Calculate the hash position
-    local x = entity.position.x - (entity.position.x % biter_utils_conf.radius)
-    local y = entity.position.y - (entity.position.y % biter_utils_conf.radius)
+    local x = entity.position.x - (entity.position.x % biter_utils_conf.chunk_size)
+    local y = entity.position.y - (entity.position.y % biter_utils_conf.chunk_size)
     local hash_position = x .. "_" .. y
 
     -- check global table has this position, add if not