diff --git a/matlab/+occbin/set_default_options.m b/matlab/+occbin/set_default_options.m
index 45f2aa6da9a1512da07b884c5596b15d5cec9bf1..99a1e2e1f8af76bff9413dfba5c886efe9f0e820 100644
--- a/matlab/+occbin/set_default_options.m
+++ b/matlab/+occbin/set_default_options.m
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ end
 if ismember(flag,{'filter','all'})
     options_occbin_.filter.state_covariance = false;
     options_occbin_.filter.guess_regime = false;
+    options_occbin_.filter.periodic_solution = true;
     options_occbin_.filter.use_relaxation = false;
 end