diff --git a/extreme_estimator/extreme_models/max_stable_model/abstract_max_stable_model.py b/extreme_estimator/extreme_models/max_stable_model/abstract_max_stable_model.py
index 2f0567594ab84a687251bbd87f9c1162bf3970c7..b051b687e1663080d6d972b8fe08e14a601c3a50 100644
--- a/extreme_estimator/extreme_models/max_stable_model/abstract_max_stable_model.py
+++ b/extreme_estimator/extreme_models/max_stable_model/abstract_max_stable_model.py
@@ -96,5 +96,5 @@ class AbstractMaxStableModelWithCovarianceFunction(AbstractMaxStableModel):
         self.default_params_sample = {
             'range': 3,
             'smooth': 0.5,
-            'nugget': 0.0
+            'nugget': 0.5
         }