diff --git a/src/MNH/aer_wet_dep_kmt_warm.f90 b/src/MNH/aer_wet_dep_kmt_warm.f90
index b7af9765600152a32db44e639a7542680b591a41..8859e37b3b91b5c31f7c41f0981c04049d74ca5f 100644
--- a/src/MNH/aer_wet_dep_kmt_warm.f90
+++ b/src/MNH/aer_wet_dep_kmt_warm.f90
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ ZZRCT(:,:,:) = MAX(ZZRCT(:,:,:), KRTMIN(2)/2.)
 IF (PRESENT(PCRT)) THEN  ! 2-moment schemes
 !
 ! from lima_warm_coal.f90 (AUTO)
-  ZLBDC3(:,:,:) = 1E40
+  ZLBDC3(:,:,:) = 1E30
   ! ZLBDC3(:,:,:) = XMNH_HUGE
   ZLBDC(:,:,:)  = 1.E15
   WHERE (ZZRCT(:,:,:) > KRTMIN(2) .AND. PCCT(:,:,:) > XCTMIN(2))