diff --git a/matlab/estimation/initial_estimation_checks.m b/matlab/estimation/initial_estimation_checks.m
index 148a219d529b2257fb6165bbd8980e0217b6f15c..6f0a90886fe60a21339f431ad7f3b7abdbe54a56 100644
--- a/matlab/estimation/initial_estimation_checks.m
+++ b/matlab/estimation/initial_estimation_checks.m
@@ -226,9 +226,9 @@ else
     info=0;
     fval = 0;
 end
-if options_.debug
-    oo_.likelihood_at_initial_parameters=fval;
-end
+
+oo_.likelihood_at_initial_parameters=fval;
+
 options_.analytic_derivation=ana_deriv;
 
 if options_.mode_compute==13