diff --git a/src/cipsi/selection.irp.f b/src/cipsi/selection.irp.f
index f1c0ba88..0603203d 100644
--- a/src/cipsi/selection.irp.f
+++ b/src/cipsi/selection.irp.f
@@ -618,6 +618,11 @@ subroutine fill_buffer_double(i_generator, sp, h1, h2, bannedOrb, banned, fock_d
           sum_e_pert = sum_e_pert + e_pert * selection_weight(istate)
 !        endif
       end do
+      if(pseudo_sym)then
+       if(dabs(mat(1, p1, p2)).lt.thresh_sym)then 
+        sum_e_pert = 10.d0
+       endif
+      endif
 
       if(sum_e_pert <= buf%mini) then
         call add_to_selection_buffer(buf, det, sum_e_pert)
diff --git a/src/tools/print_ci_vectors.irp.f b/src/tools/print_ci_vectors.irp.f
index 9ba06d9a..8f8550d7 100644
--- a/src/tools/print_ci_vectors.irp.f
+++ b/src/tools/print_ci_vectors.irp.f
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ subroutine routine
  do i = 1, N_det
   print *, 'Determinant ', i
   call debug_det(psi_det(1,1,i),N_int)
-  print '(4E20.12,X)', (psi_coef(i,k), k=1,N_states)
+  print '(4E20.12,X)', dabs(psi_coef(i,k), k=1,N_states)
   print *, ''
   print *, ''
  enddo