diff --git a/src/detectors/ZDC/ZDC.cc b/src/detectors/ZDC/ZDC.cc
index 8fe19e9ef3..6df71033a5 100644
--- a/src/detectors/ZDC/ZDC.cc
+++ b/src/detectors/ZDC/ZDC.cc
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ extern "C" {
           {
             .energyWeight = "log",
             .sampFrac = 0.0203,
-            .logWeightBaseCoeffs={5.0,0.65,0.31},
+            .logWeightBaseCoeffs={5.8,0.65,0.31},
             .logWeightBase_Eref=50*dd4hep::GeV,
             .longitudinalShowerInfoAvailable = true,
           },