diff --git a/Source/cons.f90 b/Source/cons.f90
index deb4b059077..4d0acc27d21 100644
--- a/Source/cons.f90
+++ b/Source/cons.f90
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ MODULE GLOBAL_CONSTANTS
 REAL(EB) :: RTE_SOURCE_CORRECTION_FACTOR=1._EB   !< Multiplicative factor used in correcting RTE source term
 REAL(EB) :: RAD_Q_SUM=0._EB   !< \f$ \sum_{ijk} \left( \chi_{\rm r} \dot{q}_{ijk}''' + \kappa_{ijk} U_{ijk} \right) V_{ijk} \f$
 REAL(EB) :: KFST4_SUM=0._EB   !< \f$ \sum_{ijk} 4 \kappa_{ijk} \sigma T_{ijk}^4 V_{ijk} \f$
-REAL(EB) :: QR_CLIP=1._EB     !< Lower bound of \f$ \chi_{\rm r} \dot{q}_{ijk}''' \f$ below which no source correction is made
+REAL(EB) :: QR_CLIP=10._EB    !< Lower bound of \f$ \chi_{\rm r} \dot{q}_{ijk}''' \f$ below which no source correction is made
 REAL(EB) :: C_MAX=100._EB     !< Maximum value of RAD_Q_SUM/KFST4_SUM
 REAL(EB) :: C_MIN=0.1_EB      !< Minimum value of RAD_Q_SUM/KFST4_SUM