diff --git a/bob/ip/binseg/script/train.py b/bob/ip/binseg/script/train.py
index aa3cf40e2fa62426b83ce08f7f6bca0c9479040d..3156b2e6d484bf94ca846056953ffcd4d9e9751b 100644
--- a/bob/ip/binseg/script/train.py
+++ b/bob/ip/binseg/script/train.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
     help="Ramp-up length in epochs (for SSL training only)",
     show_default=True,
     required=True,
-    default=1000,
+    default=900,
     cls=ResourceOption,
 )
 @verbosity_option(cls=ResourceOption)