diff --git a/frc971/control_loops/swerve/velocity_controller/model.py b/frc971/control_loops/swerve/velocity_controller/model.py
index f115bbb..b8ec123 100644
--- a/frc971/control_loops/swerve/velocity_controller/model.py
+++ b/frc971/control_loops/swerve/velocity_controller/model.py
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@
     help='If true, use the solver from dreamer v3 instead of adam.',
 )
 
+absl.flags.DEFINE_float(
+    'initial_logalpha',
+    default=0.0,
+    help='The initial value to set logalpha to.',
+)
+
 HIDDEN_WEIGHTS = 256
 
 LOG_STD_MIN = -20
@@ -445,7 +451,7 @@
         )['params']
 
         if FLAGS.alpha < 0.0:
-            logalpha = 0.0
+            logalpha = FLAGS.initial_logalpha
         else:
             logalpha = jax.numpy.log(FLAGS.alpha)