diff --git a/stages/odm_georeferencing.py b/stages/odm_georeferencing.py
index 003d9ba73..24797d260 100644
--- a/stages/odm_georeferencing.py
+++ b/stages/odm_georeferencing.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from opendm import system
 from opendm import context
 from opendm import location
+from opendm import types
 from opendm.cropper import Cropper
 from opendm import point_cloud
 from opendm.multispectral import get_primary_band_name
@@ -125,16 +126,15 @@ def process(self, args, outputs):
 
                 stages.append("transformation")
                 utmoffset = reconstruction.georef.utm_offset()
-
                 # Establish appropriate las scale for export
                 las_scale = 0.001
                 filtered_point_cloud_stats = tree.path("odm_filterpoints", "point_cloud_stats.json")
                 if os.path.isfile(filtered_point_cloud_stats):
                     with open(filtered_point_cloud_stats, 'r') as stats:
                         las_stats = json.load(stats)
-                        spacing = las_stats['spacing'] / 10
-                        log.ODM_INFO("Using 1/10 estimated spacing or 0.001 for las scale, which ever is less: %s" % spacing)
-                        log_scale = min(spacing, las_scale)
+                        spacing = las_stats['spacing'] / 100
+                        log.ODM_INFO("las scale calculated as the minimum of 1/10 estimated spacing or 0.001, which ever is less." % spacing)
+                        las_scale = min(spacing, 0.001)
                 else:
                     log.ODM_INFO("Using default las scale of 0.001")