diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index ec764a1d..50f290a2 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Changelog of threedi-modelchecker
 - Remove checks for model_settings.epsg_code (317 and 318)
 - Remove usage of epsg 4326 in the tests because this CRS is no longer valid
 - Remove no longer needed transformations
+- Change ConnectionNodeCheck (201) to require minimum distance of 10cm
 
 
 2.15.0 (2025-01-08)
diff --git a/threedi_modelchecker/checks/other.py b/threedi_modelchecker/checks/other.py
index 0e04bbfa..49eab224 100644
--- a/threedi_modelchecker/checks/other.py
+++ b/threedi_modelchecker/checks/other.py
@@ -320,30 +320,26 @@ def get_invalid(self, session: Session) -> List[NamedTuple]:
         distance between all connection nodes.
         """
         query = text(
-            f"""SELECT *
-               FROM connection_node AS cn1, connection_node AS cn2
-               WHERE
-                   distance(cn1.geom, cn2.geom) < :min_distance
-                   AND cn1.ROWID != cn2.ROWID
-                   AND cn2.ROWID IN (
-                     SELECT ROWID
-                     FROM SpatialIndex
-                     WHERE (
-                       f_table_name = "connection_node"
-                       AND search_frame = Buffer(cn1.geom, {self.minimum_distance / 2})));
+            f"""
+            SELECT *
+            FROM connection_node AS cn1, connection_node AS cn2
+            WHERE ST_Distance(cn1.geom, cn2.geom) < {self.minimum_distance}
+            AND cn1.ROWID != cn2.ROWID
+            AND cn2.ROWID IN (
+                SELECT ROWID
+                FROM SpatialIndex
+                WHERE (
+                    f_table_name = "connection_node"
+                    AND search_frame = Buffer(cn1.geom, {self.minimum_distance / 2})))
             """
         )
-        results = (
-            session.connection()
-            .execute(query, {"min_distance": self.minimum_distance})
-            .fetchall()
-        )
-
+        results = session.connection().execute(query).fetchall()
         return results
 
     def description(self) -> str:
+
         return (
-            f"The connection_node is within {self.minimum_distance} degrees of "
+            f"The connection_node is within {self.minimum_distance * 100 } cm of "
             f"another connection_node."
         )
 
diff --git a/threedi_modelchecker/config.py b/threedi_modelchecker/config.py
index 3053ef21..2931a072 100644
--- a/threedi_modelchecker/config.py
+++ b/threedi_modelchecker/config.py
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ def is_none_or_empty(col):
 
 ## 020x: Spatial checks
 
-CHECKS += [ConnectionNodesDistance(error_code=201, minimum_distance=0.001)]
+CHECKS += [ConnectionNodesDistance(error_code=201, minimum_distance=0.1)]
 CHECKS += [
     QueryCheck(
         error_code=202,
diff --git a/threedi_modelchecker/tests/test_checks_other.py b/threedi_modelchecker/tests/test_checks_other.py
index 37b222be..263764d4 100644
--- a/threedi_modelchecker/tests/test_checks_other.py
+++ b/threedi_modelchecker/tests/test_checks_other.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
-from sqlalchemy import func, select, text
-from sqlalchemy.orm import aliased, Query
+from sqlalchemy import select, text
 from threedi_schema import constants, models, ThreediDatabase
 from threedi_schema.beta_features import BETA_COLUMNS, BETA_VALUES
 
@@ -224,31 +223,18 @@ def test_channel_manhole_level_check(
     assert len(errors) == errors_number
 
 
-def test_node_distance(session):
-    con1_too_close = factories.ConnectionNodeFactory(
-        geom=f"SRID={SRID};POINT(142740 473443)",
-    )
-    con2_too_close = factories.ConnectionNodeFactory(
-        geom=f"SRID={SRID};POINT(142743 473443)",
-    )
-    # Good distance
-    factories.ConnectionNodeFactory(
-        geom=f"SRID={SRID};POINT(142755 473443)",
-    )
-    # sanity check to see the distances between the nodes
-    node_a = aliased(models.ConnectionNode)
-    node_b = aliased(models.ConnectionNode)
-    distances_query = Query(func.ST_Distance(node_a.geom, node_b.geom)).filter(
-        node_a.id != node_b.id
-    )
-    # Shows the distances between all 3 nodes: node 1 and 2 are too close
-    distances_query.with_session(session).all()
-    check = ConnectionNodesDistance(minimum_distance=10)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("other_x, valid", [(142740.05, False), (142740.15, True)])
+def test_node_distance_alt(session, other_x, valid):
+    factories.ConnectionNodeFactory(id=0, geom=f"SRID={SRID};POINT(142740 473443)")
+    factories.ConnectionNodeFactory(id=1, geom=f"SRID={SRID};POINT({other_x} 473443)")
+    # Note that the test uses plain sqlite, so this needs to be committed
+    session.commit()
+    check = ConnectionNodesDistance(minimum_distance=0.1)
     invalid = check.get_invalid(session)
-    assert len(invalid) == 2
-    invalid_ids = [i.id for i in invalid]
-    assert con1_too_close.id in invalid_ids
-    assert con2_too_close.id in invalid_ids
+    assert (len(invalid) == 0) == valid
+    # Remove connection nodes
+    session.query(models.ConnectionNode).delete()
+    session.commit()
 
 
 class TestCrossSectionSameConfiguration: