diff --git a/matlab/default_option_values.m b/matlab/default_option_values.m
index e254f4d85ae828e385ca25c2d375ee85ba7c3123..dbfa73f83b72d5168ea2841268597495fa7d5c2e 100644
--- a/matlab/default_option_values.m
+++ b/matlab/default_option_values.m
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ options_.graph_save_formats.pdf = 0;
 options_.graph_save_formats.fig = 0;
 
 % risky steady state
-options_.risky_steadystate = 0;
+options_.risky_steadystate = false;
 
 % endogenous prior
 options_.endogenous_prior = false;
diff --git a/tests/risky_ss/agent2stock2.mod b/tests/risky_ss/agent2stock2.mod
index cac3b6be9385a0fe2c9ace21e041738fc892ab5a..e1351005628ffc8a41ba12702b0fbba089caba7b 100644
--- a/tests/risky_ss/agent2stock2.mod
+++ b/tests/risky_ss/agent2stock2.mod
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ x1 = 0.26;
 x2 = 0.25;
 end;
 
-options_.risky_steadystate = 1;
+options_.risky_steadystate = true;
 
 stoch_simul(irf=0);
diff --git a/tests/risky_ss/example1_korder.mod b/tests/risky_ss/example1_korder.mod
index 2296fea5610fb7b88a380c141b102db77f455f93..83747776a811fa9ea17d06031e2889c6cec8dfb4 100644
--- a/tests/risky_ss/example1_korder.mod
+++ b/tests/risky_ss/example1_korder.mod
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ var u; stderr 0.009;
 var e, u = phi*0.009*0.009;
 end;
 
-//options_.risky_steadystate = 1;
+options_.risky_steadystate = true;
 stoch_simul(k_order_solver,order=3,irf=0);
diff --git a/tests/risky_ss/example1_risky_2.mod b/tests/risky_ss/example1_risky_2.mod
index 01056949abae81ae152449f1fc5de1f44521a91e..6f8263c67e1869f9185d8e486b36d70e39540713 100644
--- a/tests/risky_ss/example1_risky_2.mod
+++ b/tests/risky_ss/example1_risky_2.mod
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ var u; stderr 0.009;
 var e, u = phi*0.009*0.009;
 end;
 
-options_.risky_steadystate = 1;
+options_.risky_steadystate = true;
 stoch_simul(irf=0);
diff --git a/tests/risky_ss/example1_risky_3.mod b/tests/risky_ss/example1_risky_3.mod
index 4db175ea8b45f156e354285b50c42a7490fa44ad..d6f96f335f465399c84a76fc9353d45c55cf30ce 100644
--- a/tests/risky_ss/example1_risky_3.mod
+++ b/tests/risky_ss/example1_risky_3.mod
@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@ end;
 
 stoch_simul(order=2,irf=0);
 
-options_.risky_steadystate = 1;
+options_.risky_steadystate = true;
 stoch_simul(order=3,irf=0);
diff --git a/tests/risky_ss/jermann98.mod b/tests/risky_ss/jermann98.mod
index eaf0d5397e620ed6f4dd1ef2e3ae4cfea7b8c087..5633d5bbc865a92c004b1ddb2c860fec97afa3b6 100644
--- a/tests/risky_ss/jermann98.mod
+++ b/tests/risky_ss/jermann98.mod
@@ -91,5 +91,5 @@ shocks;
 var ez; stderr 0.001;  
 end;
 
-options_.risky_steadystate = 1;
+options_.risky_steadystate = true;
 stoch_simul (order=3,irf=0,periods=20000) erp1, rf1, m1, r1, y, z, c, d, mu, k;
diff --git a/tests/risky_ss/jermann98_2.mod b/tests/risky_ss/jermann98_2.mod
index 2b066c9d74b11b03d1d420a5c46e51d0e10bd8cb..4b28bd1d30034c684648a1749038ef5d94232958 100644
--- a/tests/risky_ss/jermann98_2.mod
+++ b/tests/risky_ss/jermann98_2.mod
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ shocks;
 var ez; stderr s;  
 end;
 
-options_.risky_steadystate = 1;
+options_.risky_steadystate = true;
 stoch_simul (order=2,irf=0,noprint) erp1, rf1, m1, r1, y, z, c, d, mu, k;
 oo_.steady_state = oo_.dr.ys;
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/tests/risky_ss/jermann98_3.mod b/tests/risky_ss/jermann98_3.mod
index 74972955e7a699d6f4aebd7d2f81389b6580da5a..e008cd07e75d3bdbac3aaf39707a869251b2b578 100644
--- a/tests/risky_ss/jermann98_3.mod
+++ b/tests/risky_ss/jermann98_3.mod
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ shocks;
 var ez; stderr s;  
 end;
 
-options_.risky_steadystate = 1;
+options_.risky_steadystate = true;
 stoch_simul (order=3,irf=0,noprint) erp1, rf1, m1, r1, y, z, c, d, mu, k;
 oo_.steady_state = oo_.dr.ys;
-end;
\ No newline at end of file
+end;