diff --git a/addons/explosives/CfgMagazines.hpp b/addons/explosives/CfgMagazines.hpp
index d92ff08698..686dd83ee8 100644
--- a/addons/explosives/CfgMagazines.hpp
+++ b/addons/explosives/CfgMagazines.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class CfgMagazines {
         class ACE_Triggers {
             SupportedTriggers[] = {"PressurePlate"};
             class PressurePlate {
-                digDistance = 0.025;
+                digDistance = 0.02;
             };
         };
     };
diff --git a/addons/explosives/functions/fnc_placeExplosive.sqf b/addons/explosives/functions/fnc_placeExplosive.sqf
index 1f9c76e1fb..544566b4c6 100644
--- a/addons/explosives/functions/fnc_placeExplosive.sqf
+++ b/addons/explosives/functions/fnc_placeExplosive.sqf
@@ -63,11 +63,12 @@ if (isNumber (_magazineTrigger >> "digDistance")) then {
     _surfaceType = surfaceType _pos;
     if ((_surfaceType select [0,1]) == "#") then {_surfaceType = _surfaceType select [1, 99];};
     if ((_surfaceType != "") || {isClass (configfile >> "CfgSurfaces" >> _surfaceType >> "soundEnviron")}) then {
-        _soundEnviron = (configfile >> "CfgSurfaces" >> _surfaceType >> "soundEnviron");
+        _soundEnviron = getText (configfile >> "CfgSurfaces" >> _surfaceType >> "soundEnviron");
+        TRACE_2("Dig Down Surface",_surfaceType,_soundEnviron);
         _canDigDown = !(_soundEnviron in ["road", "tarmac", "concrete", "concrete_int", "int_concrete", "concrete_ext"]);
     };
     //Don't dig down if pos ATL is high (in a building or A2 road)
-    if (_canDigDown && {(_pos select 2) > 0.1}) then {
+    if (_canDigDown && {(_pos select 2) < 0.1}) then {
         TRACE_2("Can Dig Down",_digDistance,_pos);
         _pos = _pos vectorAdd [0,0, (-1 * _digDistance)];
     } else {