diff --git a/dist/leaflet.distortableimage.js b/dist/leaflet.distortableimage.js
index 9ec77360f..bf712bc2f 100644
--- a/dist/leaflet.distortableimage.js
+++ b/dist/leaflet.distortableimage.js
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ L.DistortableImageOverlay = L.ImageOverlay.extend({
     height: 200,
 		crossOrigin: true,
 		// todo: find ideal number to prevent distortions during RotateScale, and make it dynamic (remove hardcoding)
-    edgeMinWidth: 520
+    edgeMinWidth: 50
   },
 
   initialize: function(url, options) {
@@ -1197,10 +1197,13 @@ L.RotateScaleHandle = L.EditHandle.extend({
 		  this enables preventing scaling to zero, but we might also add an overall scale limit
 		*/		
 		if (overlay.hasOwnProperty('edgeMinWidth')){
-			var edgeMinWidth = overlay.edgeMinWidth,
-			    w = L.latLng(overlay.getCorner(0)).distanceTo(overlay.getCorner(1)),
-					h = L.latLng(overlay.getCorner(1)).distanceTo(overlay.getCorner(2));
-			if ((w > edgeMinWidth && h > edgeMinWidth) || scale > 1) {
+			var edgeMinWidth = overlay.edgeMinWidth;
+                        var corner1 = overlay._map.latLngToContainerPoint(overlay.getCorner(0)),
+                            corner2 = overlay._map.latLngToContainerPoint(overlay.getCorner(1));
+                        var w = Math.abs(corner1.x - corner2.x);
+                        var h = Math.abs(corner1.y - corner2.y);
+                        var distance = Math.sqrt(w * w + h * h);
+			if ((distance > edgeMinWidth) || scale > 1) {
 				edit._scaleBy(scale);
 			}
 		} 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2f06bf8a9..863a0746b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "leaflet-distortableimage",
-  "version": "0.6.1",
+  "version": "0.6.2",
   "description": "Leaflet plugin enabling image overlays to be distorted, stretched, and warped (built for Public Lab's MapKnitter: http://publiclab.org).",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
diff --git a/src/DistortableImageOverlay.js b/src/DistortableImageOverlay.js
index 9551e6c03..16f6c6f03 100644
--- a/src/DistortableImageOverlay.js
+++ b/src/DistortableImageOverlay.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ L.DistortableImageOverlay = L.ImageOverlay.extend({
     height: 200,
 		crossOrigin: true,
 		// todo: find ideal number to prevent distortions during RotateScale, and make it dynamic (remove hardcoding)
-    edgeMinWidth: 520
+    edgeMinWidth: 50
   },
 
   initialize: function(url, options) {
diff --git a/src/edit/RotateScaleHandle.js b/src/edit/RotateScaleHandle.js
index 142006098..a571d3151 100644
--- a/src/edit/RotateScaleHandle.js
+++ b/src/edit/RotateScaleHandle.js
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@ L.RotateScaleHandle = L.EditHandle.extend({
 		  this enables preventing scaling to zero, but we might also add an overall scale limit
 		*/		
 		if (overlay.hasOwnProperty('edgeMinWidth')){
-			var edgeMinWidth = overlay.edgeMinWidth,
-			    w = L.latLng(overlay.getCorner(0)).distanceTo(overlay.getCorner(1)),
-					h = L.latLng(overlay.getCorner(1)).distanceTo(overlay.getCorner(2));
-			if ((w > edgeMinWidth && h > edgeMinWidth) || scale > 1) {
+			var edgeMinWidth = overlay.edgeMinWidth;
+                        var corner1 = overlay._map.latLngToContainerPoint(overlay.getCorner(0)),
+                            corner2 = overlay._map.latLngToContainerPoint(overlay.getCorner(1));
+                        var w = Math.abs(corner1.x - corner2.x);
+                        var h = Math.abs(corner1.y - corner2.y);
+                        var distance = Math.sqrt(w * w + h * h);
+			if ((distance > edgeMinWidth) || scale > 1) {
 				edit._scaleBy(scale);
 			}
 		}