diff --git a/src/utility/extendedFamilyWidgets.tw b/src/utility/extendedFamilyWidgets.tw
index 13e0e51b347f536e269ebb96a12e07ff94d86f1d..28161520a3b2dba646a3520e4d5b507f7e496a86 100644
--- a/src/utility/extendedFamilyWidgets.tw
+++ b/src/utility/extendedFamilyWidgets.tw
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@
 		<<elseif $activeSlave.mother != 0>>
 			<<set $PC.mother = $activeSlave.mother>>
 		<<else>>
-			<<set $activeSlave.mother = -5 - 2*$activeSlave.ID>>
+			<<set $activeSlave.mother = -20 - 2*$activeSlave.ID>>
 			<<set $PC.mother = $activeSlave.mother>>
 		<</if>>
 		<<redisplayFamily>>
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@
 					<<elseif $activeSlave.mother != 0>>
 						<<set _slave.mother = $activeSlave.mother>>
 					<<else>>
-						<<set $activeSlave.mother = -5 - 2*$activeSlave.ID>>
+						<<set $activeSlave.mother = -20 - 2*$activeSlave.ID>>
 						<<set _slave.mother = $activeSlave.mother>>
 					<</if>>
 					<<redisplayFamily>>
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@
 		<<elseif $activeSlave.father != 0>>
 			<<set $PC.father = $activeSlave.father>>
 		<<else>>
-			<<set $activeSlave.father = (-5 - 2*$activeSlave.ID -1)>>
+			<<set $activeSlave.father = (-20 - 2*$activeSlave.ID -1)>>
 			<<set $PC.father = $activeSlave.father>>
 		<</if>>
 		<<redisplayFamily>>
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@
 					<<elseif $activeSlave.father != 0>>
 						<<set _slave.father = $activeSlave.father>>
 					<<else>>
-						<<set $activeSlave.father = (-5 - 2*$activeSlave.ID -1)>>
+						<<set $activeSlave.father = (-20 - 2*$activeSlave.ID -1)>>
 						<<set _slave.father = $activeSlave.father>>
 					<</if>>
 					<<redisplayFamily>>