diff --git a/src/engine/InterestManagement/HeightMap.java b/src/engine/InterestManagement/HeightMap.java
index 0abf12fa..ff03dbce 100644
--- a/src/engine/InterestManagement/HeightMap.java
+++ b/src/engine/InterestManagement/HeightMap.java
@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@ public class HeightMap {
         this.bucketWidthX = halfExtentsX;
         this.bucketWidthY = halfExtentsY;
 
-        this.pixelColorValues = new int[this.fullExtentsX + 1][this.fullExtentsY + 1];
+        this.pixelColorValues = new int[this.fullExtentsX][this.fullExtentsY];
 
-        for (int y = 0; y <= this.fullExtentsY; y++) {
-            for (int x = 0; x <= this.fullExtentsX; x++) {
+        for (int y = 0; y < this.fullExtentsY; y++) {
+            for (int x = 0; x < this.fullExtentsX; x++) {
                 pixelColorValues[x][y] = 0;
             }
         }
@@ -172,10 +172,10 @@ public class HeightMap {
         this.bucketWidthX = halfExtentsX;
         this.bucketWidthY = halfExtentsY;
 
-        this.pixelColorValues = new int[this.fullExtentsX + 1][this.fullExtentsY + 1];
+        this.pixelColorValues = new int[this.fullExtentsX][this.fullExtentsY];
 
-        for (int y = 0; y <= this.fullExtentsY; y++) {
-            for (int x = 0; x <= this.fullExtentsX; x++) {
+        for (int y = 0; y < this.fullExtentsY; y++) {
+            for (int x = 0; x < this.fullExtentsX; x++) {
                 pixelColorValues[x][y] = 0;
             }
         }