diff --git a/vtm-web/src/org/oscim/gdx/emu/org/oscim/theme/XmlThemeBuilder.java b/vtm-web/src/org/oscim/gdx/emu/org/oscim/theme/XmlThemeBuilder.java
index 91bbae6a..65519924 100644
--- a/vtm-web/src/org/oscim/gdx/emu/org/oscim/theme/XmlThemeBuilder.java
+++ b/vtm-web/src/org/oscim/gdx/emu/org/oscim/theme/XmlThemeBuilder.java
@@ -612,11 +612,11 @@ public class XmlThemeBuilder extends DefaultHandler {
 
         if (b.dashArray != null) {
             // Stroke dash array
-            if (b.dashArray.length == 2) {
+            if (b.dashArray.length == 1) {
                 b.randomOffset = false;
                 b.stipple = b.dashArray[0] < 1 ? 1 : (int) b.dashArray[0];
                 if (mTheme.isMapsforgeTheme())
-                    b.stipple *= 8;
+                    b.stipple *= Parameters.MAPSFORGE_DASH_FACTOR;
                 b.stippleWidth = 1;
                 b.stippleColor = Color.TRANSPARENT;
                 b.dashArray = null;
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ public class XmlThemeBuilder extends DefaultHandler {
                     if (f < 1)
                         f = 1;
                     if (mTheme.isMapsforgeTheme())
-                        f *= 8;
+                        f *= Parameters.MAPSFORGE_DASH_FACTOR;
                     width += f;
                 }
                 Bitmap bitmap = CanvasAdapter.newBitmap(width, height, 0);
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ public class XmlThemeBuilder extends DefaultHandler {
                     if (f < 1)
                         f = 1;
                     if (mTheme.isMapsforgeTheme())
-                        f *= 8;
+                        f *= Parameters.MAPSFORGE_DASH_FACTOR;
                     canvas.fillRectangle(x, 0, f, height, transparent ? Color.TRANSPARENT : Color.WHITE);
                     x += f;
                     transparent = !transparent;
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/XmlThemeBuilder.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/XmlThemeBuilder.java
index cd1b23e8..c7f0422c 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/XmlThemeBuilder.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/XmlThemeBuilder.java
@@ -632,11 +632,11 @@ public class XmlThemeBuilder {
 
         if (b.dashArray != null) {
             // Stroke dash array
-            if (b.dashArray.length == 2) {
+            if (b.dashArray.length == 1) {
                 b.randomOffset = false;
                 b.stipple = b.dashArray[0] < 1 ? 1 : (int) b.dashArray[0];
                 if (mTheme.isMapsforgeTheme())
-                    b.stipple *= 8;
+                    b.stipple *= Parameters.MAPSFORGE_DASH_FACTOR;
                 b.stippleWidth = 1;
                 b.stippleColor = Color.TRANSPARENT;
                 b.dashArray = null;
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ public class XmlThemeBuilder {
                     if (f < 1)
                         f = 1;
                     if (mTheme.isMapsforgeTheme())
-                        f *= 8;
+                        f *= Parameters.MAPSFORGE_DASH_FACTOR;
                     width += f;
                 }
                 Bitmap bitmap = CanvasAdapter.newBitmap(width, height, 0);
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ public class XmlThemeBuilder {
                     if (f < 1)
                         f = 1;
                     if (mTheme.isMapsforgeTheme())
-                        f *= 8;
+                        f *= Parameters.MAPSFORGE_DASH_FACTOR;
                     canvas.fillRectangle(x, 0, f, height, transparent ? Color.TRANSPARENT : Color.WHITE);
                     x += f;
                     transparent = !transparent;
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/utils/Parameters.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/utils/Parameters.java
index 1216af53..fdbc6f9d 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/utils/Parameters.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/utils/Parameters.java
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ public final class Parameters {
      */
     public static boolean MAP_EVENT_LAYER2 = false;
 
+    /**
+     * Dash factor for Mapsforge themes.
+     */
+    public static float MAPSFORGE_DASH_FACTOR = 1;
+
     /**
      * If true the markers are sorted in y-axis.
      */