diff --git a/src/one-body-sample.cc b/src/one-body-sample.cc
index 624e94fc32dc3638000dc8b7ae68e190528f9d7a..b5c4c0cdcba079d6c613ad35fe7e26938518d6a7 100644
--- a/src/one-body-sample.cc
+++ b/src/one-body-sample.cc
@@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     udd_initial = 0.0;
 
     SingletonVectorType alpha_initial(finestSize);
-    alpha_initial = parset.get<double>("boundary.friction.initial_log_state");
+    alpha_initial =
+        std::log(parset.get<double>("boundary.friction.initial_state"));
     // }}}
 
     // Set up TNNMG solver
diff --git a/src/one-body-sample.parset b/src/one-body-sample.parset
index b5c30ef1cfa0f82d0f337fb9b20d45f2ad48757b..94d982ac53d074ae2f322986e1a0dbd25a3e12d0 100644
--- a/src/one-body-sample.parset
+++ b/src/one-body-sample.parset
@@ -53,5 +53,5 @@ a = 0.010
 b = 0.015
 V0 = 1
 L = 1e-5
-initial_log_state = -10
+initial_state = 4.54e-05 # exp(-10)
 state_model = Dieterich