diff --git a/src/Hartree_Fock/EZFIO.cfg b/src/Hartree_Fock/EZFIO.cfg
index f5e26375..f9088c56 100644
--- a/src/Hartree_Fock/EZFIO.cfg
+++ b/src/Hartree_Fock/EZFIO.cfg
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ default: 500
 type: Positive_float
 doc: Energy shift on the virtual MOs to improve SCF convergence
 interface: ezfio,provider,ocaml
-default: 0.5
+default: 0.2
 
 [scf_algorithm]
 type: character*(32)