diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 28a3b7de57..4aa261453c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ RELEASING:
 - backend documentation overhaul ([#1651](https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice/pull/1651))
 - separate docker image build from test workflow. Build nightly on schedule if there are changes to main ([#1689](https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice/pull/1689))
 - refactor isochrone builder classes ([#1699](https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice/pull/1699))
+- unify edge splitting across isochrone builders, and split edges based on coordinates rather than their actual distance in meters ([#1708](https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice/pull/1708))
 
 ### Deprecated
 - JSON configuration and related classes ([#1506](https://github.com/GIScience/openrouteservice/pull/1506))
diff --git a/ors-api/src/main/resources/application.yml b/ors-api/src/main/resources/application.yml
index 33af509461..e1ac7a8f44 100644
--- a/ors-api/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/ors-api/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ ors:
       enabled: true
       attribution: openrouteservice.org, OpenStreetMap contributors
       maximum_locations: 2
-      maximum_intervals: 10
+      maximum_intervals: 1
       allow_compute_area: true
       maximum_range_distance_default: 50000
       maximum_range_distance: