diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
index 2173eac050..e34c7b5f26 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
@@ -2955,6 +2955,7 @@ MeterHeight=24
 DangerThreshold=0.2
 NumChambers=32
 NumStrips=2
+InitialValue=0.5
 
 [DifficultyMeter]
 NumFeetInMeter=10