Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Loads/Friction.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Loads/Friction.cpp	(revision 23476)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Loads/Friction.cpp	(revision 23477)
@@ -142,5 +142,5 @@
 	/*Compute scaling parameter*/
 	element->parameters->FindParam(&gamma,FrictionGammaEnum);
-	alpha_complement = alpha_complement/ exp((T-Tpmp)/gamma);
+	alpha_complement = alpha_complement/ (exp((T-Tpmp)/gamma)+1e-3);
 
 	/*Assign output pointers:*/
@@ -437,5 +437,5 @@
 	/*Compute scaling parameter*/
 	element->parameters->FindParam(&gamma,FrictionGammaEnum);
-	alpha2 = alpha2 / exp((T-Tpmp)/gamma);
+	alpha2 = alpha2 / (exp((T-Tpmp)/gamma)+1e-3);
 
 	/*Assign output pointers:*/