diff --git a/server/website/website/settings/constants.py b/server/website/website/settings/constants.py
index f881889..cd6425b 100644
--- a/server/website/website/settings/constants.py
+++ b/server/website/website/settings/constants.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ DEFAULT_LEARNING_RATE = 0.01
 #  a small bias when using training data points as starting points.
 GPR_EPS = 0.001
 
-DEFAULT_RIDGE = 0.01
+DEFAULT_RIDGE = 1.0
 
 DEFAULT_EPSILON = 1e-6