diff --git a/src/par_mod.f90 b/src/par_mod.f90
index aad5b84295c9e9a3594291abd1d640d7f17d9f87..98d831a487e77ca0daa596f5aa1c2a6b3a9e9197 100644
--- a/src/par_mod.f90
+++ b/src/par_mod.f90
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ module par_mod
   !real,parameter :: d_trop=50., d_strat=0.1
   real :: d_trop=50., d_strat=0.1, fturbmeso=0.16 ! turbulence factors can change for different runs
   real,parameter :: rho_water=1000. !ZHG 2015 [kg/m3]
-  real,parameter :: ratio_incloud=0.0062   !MC 2024
+  real,parameter :: ratio_incloud=0.005   !MC 2024
   real,parameter :: wet_a=1.e-5, wet_b=0.8 !AT
 
   ! karman            Karman's constant
@@ -313,5 +313,5 @@ module par_mod
 
   ! To save memory, terminated particles can be overwritted, but this can cause overhead.
   ! set ispeed=1 to decrease this overhead, but increasing the memory footprint
-  integer,parameter :: ispeed=0
+  integer,parameter :: ispeed=1
 end module par_mod