diff --git a/matlab/dsge_likelihood.m b/matlab/dsge_likelihood.m
index 701239c8cb64ce358e0a8c051dffb36925042380..d2c8bb9ddb3d860845cee13b41cc90ef1bbed6ba 100644
--- a/matlab/dsge_likelihood.m
+++ b/matlab/dsge_likelihood.m
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ switch DynareOptions.lik_init
     end
     if isnan(dLIK),
         info = 45;
-        fval = objective_function_penalty_base + 1.e8;
+        fval = objective_function_penalty_base + 100;
         exit_flag = 0;
         return
     end