diff --git a/src/frontend/trannoise/1-f-code.c b/src/frontend/trannoise/1-f-code.c
index bdbcb2ef3..99bdc2f89 100644
--- a/src/frontend/trannoise/1-f-code.c
+++ b/src/frontend/trannoise/1-f-code.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ trrandom_state_init(int rndtype, double TS, double TD, double PARAM1, double PAR
     this->TD = TD;
     this->PARAM1 = PARAM1;
     this->PARAM2 = PARAM2;
-    this->value = 0.0;
+    this->value = PARAM2;
 
     return this;
 }