diff --git a/modules/mol/alg/src/lddt.cc b/modules/mol/alg/src/lddt.cc
index f619bd52f651824e191c3404e7091b9290149055..7405d993f7ac09239d5e95042be575551c1aef23 100644
--- a/modules/mol/alg/src/lddt.cc
+++ b/modules/mol/alg/src/lddt.cc
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
   // sets some default values for parameters
   String version = "1.2";
-  Real bond_tolerance = 8.0;
-  Real angle_tolerance = 8.0;
+  Real bond_tolerance = 15.0;
+  Real angle_tolerance = 15.0;
   Real radius=15.0; 
   int sequence_separation = 0;