diff --git a/matlab/global_initialization.m b/matlab/global_initialization.m
index 544902faa10809b6298e889be3dccd5cb072e52b..e4cc50cc36ba490f6e25cb25e92e243bb4500d62 100644
--- a/matlab/global_initialization.m
+++ b/matlab/global_initialization.m
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ ep.step = 50;
 % Define last periods used to test if the solution is stable with respect to an increase in the number of periods.
 ep.lp = 5;
 % Define first periods used to test if the solution is stable with respect to an increase in the number of periods.
-ep.fp = 100;
+ep.fp = 2;
 % Define the distribution for the structural innovations.
 ep.innovation_distribution = 'gaussian';
 % Set flag for the seed