diff --git a/src/fraggle/fraggle_generate.f90 b/src/fraggle/fraggle_generate.f90
index 9e802098c..51c4817e9 100644
--- a/src/fraggle/fraggle_generate.f90
+++ b/src/fraggle/fraggle_generate.f90
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ module subroutine fraggle_generate_vel_vec(collider, nbody_system, param, lfailu
                collider_local%fail_scale = collider_local%fail_scale*1.01_DP
 
                ! Bring the minimum and maximum velocities closer together for the next round
-               delta_v = 0.25_DP * (vmax_guess - vmin_guess)
+               delta_v = 0.125_DP * (vmax_guess - vmin_guess)
                vmin_guess = vmin_guess + delta_v
                vmax_guess = vmax_guess - delta_v
             end do outer