diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 4a97d69b..1fb860ab 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -7876,7 +7876,7 @@
     <script defer src="modules/ui/namesbase-editor.js?v=1.87.10"></script>
     <script defer src="modules/ui/elevation-profile.js"></script>
     <script defer src="modules/ui/temperature-graph.js"></script>
-    <script defer src="modules/ui/routes-editor.js"></script>
+    <script defer src="modules/ui/routes-editor.js?v=1.89.04"></script>
     <script defer src="modules/ui/ice-editor.js"></script>
     <script defer src="modules/ui/lakes-editor.js?v=1.87.10"></script>
     <script defer src="modules/ui/coastline-editor.js"></script>
diff --git a/modules/ui/routes-editor.js b/modules/ui/routes-editor.js
index 785c22a9..ca52b036 100644
--- a/modules/ui/routes-editor.js
+++ b/modules/ui/routes-editor.js
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
+
+const CONTROL_POINST_DISTANCE = 10;
+
 function editRoute(onClick) {
   if (customization) return;
   if (!onClick && elSelected && d3.event.target.id === elSelected.attr("id")) return;
@@ -47,13 +50,13 @@ function editRoute(onClick) {
   }
 
   function drawControlPoints(node) {
-    const l = node.getTotalLength();
-    const increment = l / Math.ceil(l / 4);
-    for (let i = 0; i <= l; i += increment) {
+    const totalLength = node.getTotalLength();
+    const increment = totalLength / Math.ceil(totalLength / CONTROL_POINST_DISTANCE);
+    for (let i = 0; i <= totalLength; i += increment) {
       const point = node.getPointAtLength(i);
       addControlPoint([point.x, point.y]);
     }
-    routeLength.innerHTML = rn(l * distanceScaleInput.value) + " " + distanceUnitInput.value;
+    routeLength.innerHTML = rn(totalLength * distanceScaleInput.value) + " " + distanceUnitInput.value;
   }
 
   function addControlPoint(point, before = null) {
diff --git a/versioning.js b/versioning.js
index 257b6cda..734e3886 100644
--- a/versioning.js
+++ b/versioning.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
 // version and caching control
-const version = "1.89.03"; // generator version, update each time
+const version = "1.89.04"; // generator version, update each time
 
 {
   document.title += " v" + version;