diff --git a/src/ackermann_planner.cpp b/src/ackermann_planner.cpp
index 4087d5c75f3ab9ecf25a33e8208b4601a1a5e6c1..0059999304cf22fc1f5b747eb36564ec4009f468 100644
--- a/src/ackermann_planner.cpp
+++ b/src/ackermann_planner.cpp
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ base_local_planner::Trajectory AckermannPlanner::find_best_path(geometry_msgs::P
   for(double angle=0;angle<2*3.14159;angle+=0.1)
   {
     geometry_msgs::Point new_point;
-    new_point.x=max_radius*cos(angle);
-    new_point.y=max_radius*sin(angle);
+    new_point.x=(max_radius+0.25)*cos(angle);
+    new_point.y=(max_radius+0.25)*sin(angle);
     circular_footprint.push_back(new_point);
   }
   do{