diff --git a/src/trustRegion.jl b/src/trustRegion.jl
index 8fb4b29eb..e963be0d9 100644
--- a/src/trustRegion.jl
+++ b/src/trustRegion.jl
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ TrustRegion(; chunk_size = Val{0}(), autodiff = Val{true}(),
             radius_update_scheme = RadiusUpdateSchemes.Simple,
             max_trust_radius::Real = 0 // 1,
             initial_trust_radius::Real = 0 // 1,
-            step_threshold::Real = 1 // 10,
+            step_threshold::Real = 1 // 10000,
             shrink_threshold::Real = 1 // 4,
             expand_threshold::Real = 3 // 4,
             shrink_factor::Real = 1 // 4,
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ function TrustRegion(; chunk_size = Val{0}(),
     radius_update_scheme::RadiusUpdateSchemes.T = RadiusUpdateSchemes.Simple, #defaults to conventional radius update
     max_trust_radius::Real = 0 // 1,
     initial_trust_radius::Real = 0 // 1,
-    step_threshold::Real = 1 // 10,
+    step_threshold::Real = 1 // 10000,
     shrink_threshold::Real = 1 // 4,
     expand_threshold::Real = 3 // 4,
     shrink_factor::Real = 1 // 4,