diff --git a/matlab/dynare_sensitivity.m b/matlab/dynare_sensitivity.m
index 7aef12582fe3e1b88f37c24f98c9c652cb8c5223..d688725fee93dac1b5d592b07977d1d58abdb26d 100644
--- a/matlab/dynare_sensitivity.m
+++ b/matlab/dynare_sensitivity.m
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ options_gsa = set_default_option(options_gsa,'pvalue_corr',0.001);
 options_gsa = set_default_option(options_gsa,'logtrans_redform',0);
 options_gsa = set_default_option(options_gsa,'threshold_redform',[]);
 options_gsa = set_default_option(options_gsa,'ksstat_redform',0.001);
-options_gsa = set_default_option(options_gsa,'alpha2_redform',0.001);
+options_gsa = set_default_option(options_gsa,'alpha2_redform',0);
 options_gsa = set_default_option(options_gsa,'namendo',[]);
 options_gsa = set_default_option(options_gsa,'namlagendo',[]);
 options_gsa = set_default_option(options_gsa,'namexo',[]);
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ options_gsa = set_default_option(options_gsa,'var_rmse',options_.varobs);
 options_gsa = set_default_option(options_gsa,'pfilt_rmse',0.1);
 options_gsa = set_default_option(options_gsa,'istart_rmse',options_.presample+1);
 options_gsa = set_default_option(options_gsa,'alpha_rmse',0.001);
-options_gsa = set_default_option(options_gsa,'alpha2_rmse',0.001);
+options_gsa = set_default_option(options_gsa,'alpha2_rmse',0);
 
 if options_gsa.redform && options_gsa.neighborhood_width==0 && isempty(options_gsa.threshold_redform),
     options_gsa.pprior=1;