diff --git a/src/oneD/OneDim.cpp b/src/oneD/OneDim.cpp
index 12dc9426f..e177d0117 100644
--- a/src/oneD/OneDim.cpp
+++ b/src/oneD/OneDim.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Cantera
 {
 
 OneDim::OneDim()
-    : m_tmin(1.0e-16), m_tmax(10.0), m_tfactor(0.5),
+    : m_tmin(1.0e-16), m_tmax(1e8), m_tfactor(0.5),
       m_rdt(0.0), m_jac_ok(false),
       m_bw(0), m_size(0),
       m_init(false), m_pts(0), m_solve_time(0.0),
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ OneDim::OneDim()
 }
 
 OneDim::OneDim(vector<Domain1D*> domains) :
-    m_tmin(1.0e-16), m_tmax(10.0), m_tfactor(0.5),
+    m_tmin(1.0e-16), m_tmax(1e8), m_tfactor(0.5),
     m_rdt(0.0), m_jac_ok(false),
     m_bw(0), m_size(0),
     m_init(false), m_solve_time(0.0),