diff --git a/models/ColorModel.cpp b/models/ColorModel.cpp
index 04d6db0e..fcd6161b 100644
--- a/models/ColorModel.cpp
+++ b/models/ColorModel.cpp
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ void ScaLBL_ColorModel::Run(){
 	double delta_volume = 0.0;
 	double delta_volume_target = 0.0;
 	double RESIDUAL_ENDPOINT_THRESHOLD = 0.04;
-	double NOISE_THRESHOLD = 1.0e-7;
+	double NOISE_THRESHOLD = 0.0;
 	double BUMP_RATE = 2.0;
 	
 	auto protocol = color_db->getWithDefault<std::string>( "protocol", "none" );