diff --git a/src/modules/control_allocator/module.yaml b/src/modules/control_allocator/module.yaml
index af10ab1c03..31dff30b39 100644
--- a/src/modules/control_allocator/module.yaml
+++ b/src/modules/control_allocator/module.yaml
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ parameters:
             increment: 0.1
             min: 0.0
             max: 300.0
-            default: 0.0
+            default: 5.0
 
         CA_ICE_OUTPUT:
             description: