diff --git a/src/one-body-sample.parset b/src/one-body-sample.parset
index 1960dfcc8984b14a288cf061b9d06465da3002c3..09740d21345b8915a29997e2dc8db0ebabbf9001 100644
--- a/src/one-body-sample.parset
+++ b/src/one-body-sample.parset
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ model = Exponential
 
 [boundary.friction.state]
 # log(alpha(0))
-initial = 0
+initial = -10
 model = Dieterich # Ruina
 
 [boundary.friction.ruina]