diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/DoglegOptimizer.h b/gtsam/nonlinear/DoglegOptimizer.h
index 1fa25fd60..6b3097476 100644
--- a/gtsam/nonlinear/DoglegOptimizer.h
+++ b/gtsam/nonlinear/DoglegOptimizer.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
   VerbosityDL verbosityDL; ///< The verbosity level for Dogleg (default: SILENT), see also NonlinearOptimizerParams::verbosity
 
   DoglegParams() :
-    deltaInitial(10.0), verbosityDL(SILENT) {}
+    deltaInitial(1.0), verbosityDL(SILENT) {}
 
   virtual ~DoglegParams() {}