diff --git a/src/init_strategies/strategies_gamma.jl b/src/init_strategies/strategies_gamma.jl
index 95bfa89..1fb6a81 100644
--- a/src/init_strategies/strategies_gamma.jl
+++ b/src/init_strategies/strategies_gamma.jl
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ Silverman, Bernard W. Density estimation for statistics and data analysis. Routl
 struct RuleOfThumbSilverman <: InitializationStrategyGamma end
 
 function rule_of_thumb_silverman(data::Array{T,2}) where T <: Real
-    return (size(data, 2) * (size(data, 1) + 2) / 4.0)^(-1.0 / (size(data,1) + 4.0))
+    s = (size(data, 2) * (size(data, 1) + 2) / 4.0)^(-1.0 / (size(data,1) + 4.0))
+    return 1 / (2 * s^2)
 end
 
 calculate_gamma(model, strategy::RuleOfThumbSilverman) = rule_of_thumb_silverman(model.data)
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ Scott, David W. Multivariate density estimation: theory, practice, and visualiza
 struct RuleOfThumbScott <: InitializationStrategyGamma end
 
 function rule_of_scott(data::Array{T,2}) where T <: Real
-    return size(data, 2)^(-1.0/(size(data, 1) + 4))
+    s = size(data, 2)^(-1.0/(size(data, 1) + 4))
+    return 1 / (2 * s^2)
 end
 
 calculate_gamma(model, strategy::RuleOfThumbScott) = rule_of_scott(model.data)
diff --git a/test/init_strategies/init_strategies_test.jl b/test/init_strategies/init_strategies_test.jl
index ff5e8f9..5a256d6 100644
--- a/test/init_strategies/init_strategies_test.jl
+++ b/test/init_strategies/init_strategies_test.jl
@@ -6,16 +6,10 @@
     pools = fill(:U, size(dummy_data, 2))
     model = SVDD.VanillaSVDD(dummy_data)
 
-    @testset "RuleOfThumbSilverman" begin
-        # see https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy-0.19.0/reference/generated/scipy.stats.gaussian_kde.html
-        expected = (n * (d + 2) / 4.0)^(-1.0 / (d + 4))
-        @test expected == SVDD.calculate_gamma(model, SVDD.RuleOfThumbSilverman())
-    end
-
-    @testset "RuleOfThumbScott" begin
-        # see https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy-0.19.0/reference/generated/scipy.stats.gaussian_kde.html
-        expected = n^(-1.0 / (d + 4))
-        @test expected == SVDD.calculate_gamma(model, SVDD.RuleOfThumbScott())
+    for s in [:RuleOfThumbSilverman, :RuleOfThumbScott]
+        @testset "$s" begin
+            @test SVDD.calculate_gamma(model, SVDD.eval(s)()) > 0
+        end
     end
 
     @testset "TaxErrorEstimate" begin