diff --git a/cca_zoo/models/iterative.py b/cca_zoo/models/iterative.py
index c0f5cb93..bb89d060 100644
--- a/cca_zoo/models/iterative.py
+++ b/cca_zoo/models/iterative.py
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ def __init__(
             scale=scale,
             positive=positive,
             random_state=random_state,
-            c=0,
+            c=1e-5,
             maxvar=False,
         )