diff --git a/src/world/tiles/tilemap_chunk.rs b/src/world/tiles/tilemap_chunk.rs
index b9ce5a1..1140c26 100644
--- a/src/world/tiles/tilemap_chunk.rs
+++ b/src/world/tiles/tilemap_chunk.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ impl Default for TilemapChunkSpawner {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(debug_assertions)]
 pub const MAX_POPULATE_PER_FRAME: usize = 512;
+#[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
+pub const MAX_POPULATE_PER_FRAME: usize = 1024;
 
 #[derive(Resource)]
 pub struct PreviousZIndex(pub i32);