diff --git a/plugins/de.cau.cs.kieler.sccharts.ui/src/de/cau/cs/kieler/sccharts/ui/synthesis/StateSynthesis.xtend b/plugins/de.cau.cs.kieler.sccharts.ui/src/de/cau/cs/kieler/sccharts/ui/synthesis/StateSynthesis.xtend
index f9f654ec9b..7f426e9830 100644
--- a/plugins/de.cau.cs.kieler.sccharts.ui/src/de/cau/cs/kieler/sccharts/ui/synthesis/StateSynthesis.xtend
+++ b/plugins/de.cau.cs.kieler.sccharts.ui/src/de/cau/cs/kieler/sccharts/ui/synthesis/StateSynthesis.xtend
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ class StateSynthesis extends SubSynthesis<State, KNode> {
         node.setLayoutOption(RectPackingOptions.WHITE_SPACE_ELIMINATION_STRATEGY, WhiteSpaceEliminationStrategy.EQUAL_BETWEEN_STRUCTURES)
         node.setLayoutOption(RectPackingOptions.OMIT_NODE_MICRO_LAYOUT, true)
         node.setLayoutOption(CoreOptions::PADDING, new ElkPadding(0))
-        node.setLayoutOption(CoreOptions::SPACING_NODE_NODE, 1.0)
+        node.setLayoutOption(CoreOptions::SPACING_NODE_NODE, 5.0)
     }
     
     def static void configureLayoutRegionDependencies(KNode node) {
diff --git a/plugins/de.cau.cs.kieler.sccharts.ui/src/de/cau/cs/kieler/sccharts/ui/synthesis/styles/ControlflowRegionStyles.xtend b/plugins/de.cau.cs.kieler.sccharts.ui/src/de/cau/cs/kieler/sccharts/ui/synthesis/styles/ControlflowRegionStyles.xtend
index 5e68ab9050..fe179f6427 100644
--- a/plugins/de.cau.cs.kieler.sccharts.ui/src/de/cau/cs/kieler/sccharts/ui/synthesis/styles/ControlflowRegionStyles.xtend
+++ b/plugins/de.cau.cs.kieler.sccharts.ui/src/de/cau/cs/kieler/sccharts/ui/synthesis/styles/ControlflowRegionStyles.xtend
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class ControlflowRegionStyles {
             background = REGION_BACKGROUND.color;
             foreground = REGION_FOREGROUND.color;
             lineWidth = 1;
-            setSurroundingSpace(2, 0);
+//            setSurroundingSpace(2, 0);
         ]
     }