diff --git a/matlab/estimation/initial_estimation_checks.m b/matlab/estimation/initial_estimation_checks.m
index cea50c9f2f122922b2d3a71e0c029dc951b65747..101014acda1b918bacf2ed8c9db3041d4c264ff6 100644
--- a/matlab/estimation/initial_estimation_checks.m
+++ b/matlab/estimation/initial_estimation_checks.m
@@ -235,9 +235,9 @@ 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