diff --git a/sim/sim/envs/config.py b/sim/sim/envs/config.py
index d5ad17542a13e9998fbb0749bd2d6d5a218e72d5..9d8fe4d04bc5fc2fd3682adee1860e0b548910d8 100644
--- a/sim/sim/envs/config.py
+++ b/sim/sim/envs/config.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class UserCatalogConfig:
     default_consume_bias: float = 5.0
     default_consume_sharpness: float = 1.0
     default_session_budget: int = 5
-    default_artist_discount_gamma: float = 0.8
+    default_artist_discount_gamma: float = 0.5
 
 
 @dataclass()