diff --git a/src/Determinants/density_matrix.irp.f b/src/Determinants/density_matrix.irp.f
index 44d26346..a4e5f5f0 100644
--- a/src/Determinants/density_matrix.irp.f
+++ b/src/Determinants/density_matrix.irp.f
@@ -390,17 +390,17 @@ BEGIN_PROVIDER [ double precision, state_average_weight, (N_states) ]
  END_DOC
  logical :: exists
 
+ state_average_weight(:) = 1.d0
  if (use_l3_weight) then
   state_average_weight(:) = l3_weight(:)
  else
-  state_average_weight(:) = 1.d0
   call ezfio_has_determinants_state_average_weight(exists)
   if (exists) then
     call ezfio_get_determinants_state_average_weight(state_average_weight)
   endif
-  state_average_weight(:) = state_average_weight(:)+1.d-31
-  state_average_weight(:) = state_average_weight(:)/(sum(state_average_weight(:)))
  endif
+ state_average_weight(:) = state_average_weight(:)+1.d-31
+ state_average_weight(:) = state_average_weight(:)/(sum(state_average_weight(:)))
 END_PROVIDER