diff --git a/lib/OverlappingMarkerSpiderfier.js b/lib/OverlappingMarkerSpiderfier.js
index b6c146090..0e1747459 100644
--- a/lib/OverlappingMarkerSpiderfier.js
+++ b/lib/OverlappingMarkerSpiderfier.js
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ export class OverlappingMarkerSpiderfier {
     this.markers = [];
     this.markerListeners = [];
     this.keepSpiderfied = options.keepSpiderfied || false;
-    this.nearbyDistance = options.nearbyDistance || 20;
+
+    // Basiseinstellungen für die Distanz und die Zoomstufenabhängigkeit
+    this.baseNearbyDistance = options.nearbyDistance || 20;
+    this.nearbyDistance = this.baseNearbyDistance; // Initialwert setzen
+
     this.circleSpiralSwitchover = options.circleSpiralSwitchover || 9;
     this.circleFootSeparation = options.circleFootSeparation || 25;
     this.circleStartAngle = options.circleStartAngle || Math.PI / 6;