diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/MapActivityLayers.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/MapActivityLayers.java
index 15a0e18b66..4b7f4e7aa4 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/MapActivityLayers.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/MapActivityLayers.java
@@ -199,10 +199,10 @@ public class MapActivityLayers {
 		
 		// update transparency
 		int mapTransparency = settings.MAP_UNDERLAY.get() == null ? 255 : settings.MAP_TRANSPARENCY.get();
-		if (OsmandPlugin.getEnabledPlugin(SRTMPlugin.class) != null
-				&& OsmandPlugin.getEnabledPlugin(SRTMPlugin.class).isHillShadeLayerEnabled()) {
-			mapTransparency = Math.min(mapTransparency, 170);
-		}
+		//if (OsmandPlugin.getEnabledPlugin(SRTMPlugin.class) != null
+		//		&& OsmandPlugin.getEnabledPlugin(SRTMPlugin.class).isHillShadeLayerEnabled()) {
+		//	mapTransparency = Math.min(mapTransparency, 170);
+		//}
 		mapTileLayer.setAlpha(mapTransparency);
 		mapVectorLayer.setAlpha(mapTransparency);
 		
diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/srtmplugin/SRTMPlugin.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/srtmplugin/SRTMPlugin.java
index 39588db11e..80b0ceb546 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/srtmplugin/SRTMPlugin.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/srtmplugin/SRTMPlugin.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class SRTMPlugin extends OsmandPlugin {
 		}
 		hillshadeLayer = new HillshadeLayer(activity, this);
 		if (HILLSHADE.get()) {
-			activity.getMapView().addLayer(hillshadeLayer, 0.3f);
+			activity.getMapView().addLayer(hillshadeLayer, 0.6f);
 		}
 	}