diff --git a/R/dd_ML.R b/R/dd_ML.R
index e9cc9df..4d59d18 100644
--- a/R/dd_ML.R
+++ b/R/dd_ML.R
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ dd_ML = function(
   soc = 2,
   tol = c(1E-3, 1E-4, 1E-6),
   tolint = c(1E-10,1E-8),
-  k_threshold = 3,
+  k_threshold = 100,
   maxiter = 1000 * round((1.25)^length(idparsopt)),
   changeloglikifnoconv = FALSE,
   optimmethod = 'simplex',