diff --git a/modules/iswa/rendering/cygnetsphere.cpp b/modules/iswa/rendering/cygnetsphere.cpp
index 7c13900c24..ea055728e5 100644
--- a/modules/iswa/rendering/cygnetsphere.cpp
+++ b/modules/iswa/rendering/cygnetsphere.cpp
@@ -32,12 +32,17 @@ namespace openspace{
 CygnetSphere::CygnetSphere(const ghoul::Dictionary& dictionary)
     :IswaCygnet(dictionary)
     ,_sphere(nullptr)
-{}
+{
+    float radius;
+    dictionary.getValue("Radius", radius);
+    _radius = radius;
+
+}
 
 CygnetSphere::~CygnetSphere(){}
 
 bool CygnetSphere::createGeometry(){
-    PowerScaledScalar radius =  PowerScaledScalar(6.371f, 6.01);
+    PowerScaledScalar radius =  PowerScaledScalar(6.371f*_radius, 6.0);
     int segments = 100;
     _sphere = std::make_shared<PowerScaledSphere>(radius, segments);
     _sphere->initialize();
diff --git a/modules/iswa/rendering/cygnetsphere.h b/modules/iswa/rendering/cygnetsphere.h
index 02a375d13c..213f4e927d 100644
--- a/modules/iswa/rendering/cygnetsphere.h
+++ b/modules/iswa/rendering/cygnetsphere.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ private:
     virtual bool createGeometry() override;
     virtual bool destroyGeometry() override;
     virtual void renderGeometry() override;
+
+    float _radius; 
 };
 
 } //namespace openspace
diff --git a/modules/iswa/util/iswamanager.cpp b/modules/iswa/util/iswamanager.cpp
index b1934928eb..157f84018b 100644
--- a/modules/iswa/util/iswamanager.cpp
+++ b/modules/iswa/util/iswamanager.cpp
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ std::string IswaManager::jsonSphereToLuaTable(std::shared_ptr<MetadataFuture> da
     std::string frame = j["standard_grid_target"];
     std::string coordinateType = j["grid_1_type"];
     std::string updateTime = j["output_time_interval"];
-    int radius = j["radius"];
+    float radius = j["radius"];
 
     glm::vec4 spatialScale(6.371f, 6.371f, 6.371f, 6);