diff --git a/matlab/non_linear_dsge_likelihood.m b/matlab/non_linear_dsge_likelihood.m
index 39716a18d3532b41a88b41f9b1bb455600d7b768..f7656a2cc766bd6f8cd47d0a494e7948072c93e6 100644
--- a/matlab/non_linear_dsge_likelihood.m
+++ b/matlab/non_linear_dsge_likelihood.m
@@ -358,7 +358,6 @@ elseif isnan(LIK)
     exit_flag  = 0;
 else
     likelihood = LIK;
-    exit_flag  = 1;% 
 end
 DynareOptions.warning_for_steadystate = 1;
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