diff --git a/scripts/generatePmTilesExtracts.ts b/scripts/generatePmTilesExtracts.ts
index ce1f39c1a..44fe11bf9 100644
--- a/scripts/generatePmTilesExtracts.ts
+++ b/scripts/generatePmTilesExtracts.ts
@@ -38,21 +38,29 @@ class GeneratePmTilesExtracts extends Script {
         return this.startProcess(`extract planet-latest.pmtiles --download-threads=1 --minzoom=${z}${maxzoomflag} --bbox=${[min_lon, min_lat + 0.0001, max_lon, max_lat].join(",")} ${this.getFilename(z, x, y)}`)
     }
 
+    private* generateColumnIfNeeded(z: number, x: number, boundary: number, maxzoom?: number): Generator<Promise<void>> {
+        const lastFileForColumn = this.getFilename(z, x, boundary - 1)
+        if (existsSync(this.targetDir + "/" + lastFileForColumn)) {
+            // Skip this column, already exists
+            console.log("Skipping column ", x, "at zoom", z)
+            this.skipped += boundary
+            return
+        }
+        console.log("Starting column", x, "at zoom", z, "as", this.targetDir + "/" + lastFileForColumn, "does not exist")
+
+        for (let y = 0; y < boundary; y++) {
+            yield this.generateArchive(z, x, y, maxzoom)
+        }
+    }
+
     private* generateField(z: number, maxzoom?: number): Generator<Promise<void>> {
         const boundary = 2 << (z - 1)
+        for (let x = 0; x < boundary / 2; x++) {
+            // We first generate starting from the meridian, as this will prioritize Europe, where the dev is based
+            this.generateColumnIfNeeded(z, x, boundary, maxzoom)
+        }
         for (let x = 0; x < boundary; x++) {
-            const lastFileForColumn = this.getFilename(z, x, boundary - 1)
-            if (existsSync(this.targetDir + "/" + lastFileForColumn)) {
-                // Skip this column, already exists
-                console.log("Skipping column ", x, "at zoom", z)
-                this.skipped += boundary
-                continue
-            }
-            console.log("Starting column", x, "at zoom", z, "as", this.targetDir + "/" + lastFileForColumn, "does not exist")
-
-            for (let y = 0; y < boundary; y++) {
-                yield this.generateArchive(z, x, y, maxzoom)
-            }
+            this.generateColumnIfNeeded(z, x, boundary, maxzoom)
         }
     }