diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/ISettings.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/ISettings.java
index b595d2ff3..d939eca54 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/ISettings.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/ISettings.java
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ public interface ISettings extends IConf {
 
     int getChatRadius();
 
+    int getNearRadius();
+
     char getChatShout();
 
     char getChatQuestion();
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
index ba3a57281..08a26f549 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ public class Settings implements net.ess3.api.ISettings {
         return chatRadius;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public int getNearRadius() {
+        return config.getInt("near-radius", 200);
+    }
+
     // #easteregg
     private char chatShout = '!';
 
@@ -258,8 +263,8 @@ public class Settings implements net.ess3.api.ISettings {
 
     private Set<String> _getMuteCommands() {
         Set<String> muteCommands = new HashSet<String>();
-        if(config.isList("mute-commands")) {
-            for(String s : config.getStringList("mute-commands")) {
+        if (config.isList("mute-commands")) {
+            for (String s : config.getStringList("mute-commands")) {
                 muteCommands.add(s.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH));
             }
         }
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandnear.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandnear.java
index 3c57e45ec..273a59f13 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandnear.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandnear.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public class Commandnear extends EssentialsCommand {
 
     @Override
     protected void run(final Server server, final User user, final String commandLabel, final String[] args) throws Exception {
-        long maxRadius = ess.getSettings().getChatRadius();
+        long maxRadius = ess.getSettings().getNearRadius();
 
         if (maxRadius == 0) {
             maxRadius = 200;
diff --git a/Essentials/src/config.yml b/Essentials/src/config.yml
index af28abc16..025327ecb 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/config.yml
+++ b/Essentials/src/config.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ teleport-invulnerability: 4
 # The delay, in seconds, required between /heal or /feed attempts.
 heal-cooldown: 60
 
+# Near Radius
+# The default radius with /near
+# Used to use chat radius but we are going to make it separate.
+near-radius: 200
+
 # What to prevent from /item and /give.
 # e.g item-spawn-blacklist: 10,11,46
 item-spawn-blacklist: