diff --git a/conf/settings/basic_infrared.xml b/conf/settings/basic_infrared.xml
index c19cdc299c..116fd0aec5 100644
--- a/conf/settings/basic_infrared.xml
+++ b/conf/settings/basic_infrared.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     </dl_settings>
 
     <dl_settings NAME="Infrared">
-        <dl_setting MAX="15" MIN="-15" STEP="1" VAR="infrared.roll_neutral" shortname="roll neutral" module="subsystems/sensors/infrared" param="IR_ROLL_NEUTRAL_DEFAULT" unit="rad" alt_unit="deg" alt_unit_coef="57.3"/>
+        <dl_setting MAX="0.5" MIN="-0.5" STEP="1" VAR="infrared.roll_neutral" shortname="roll neutral" module="subsystems/sensors/infrared" param="IR_ROLL_NEUTRAL_DEFAULT" unit="rad" alt_unit="deg" alt_unit_coef="57.3"/>
         <dl_setting MAX="0.5" MIN="-0.3" STEP="0.01" VAR="infrared.pitch_neutral" shortname="pitch neutral" module="subsystems/sensors/infrared" param="IR_PITCH_NEUTRAL_DEFAULT" unit="rad"/>
     </dl_settings>
   </dl_settings>
diff --git a/sw/airborne/subsystems/sensors/infrared.c b/sw/airborne/subsystems/sensors/infrared.c
index caa00a1b5d..89e39bd693 100644
--- a/sw/airborne/subsystems/sensors/infrared.c
+++ b/sw/airborne/subsystems/sensors/infrared.c
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ struct Infrared infrared;
 /** \brief Initialisation of \a ir structure
  */
 void infrared_struct_init(void) {
-  infrared.roll_neutral = RadOfDeg(IR_ROLL_NEUTRAL_DEFAULT);
-  infrared.pitch_neutral = RadOfDeg(IR_PITCH_NEUTRAL_DEFAULT);
+  infrared.roll_neutral = IR_ROLL_NEUTRAL_DEFAULT;
+  infrared.pitch_neutral = IR_PITCH_NEUTRAL_DEFAULT;
 
   infrared.correction_left = IR_CORRECTION_LEFT;
   infrared.correction_right = IR_CORRECTION_RIGHT;
diff --git a/sw/simulator/flightModel.ml b/sw/simulator/flightModel.ml
index ef516682d4..279a5f13f9 100644
--- a/sw/simulator/flightModel.ml
+++ b/sw/simulator/flightModel.ml
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ module Make(A:Data.MISSION) = struct
   let maximum_airspeed = try float_value misc_section "MAXIMUM_AIRSPEED" with _ -> nominal_airspeed *. 1.5
   let max_power = try float_value misc_section "MAXIMUM_POWER" with _ -> 5. *. maximum_airspeed *. weight
 
-  let roll_neutral_default = try rad_of_deg (float_value infrared_section "ROLL_NEUTRAL_DEFAULT") with _ -> 0.
-  let pitch_neutral_default = try rad_of_deg (float_value infrared_section "PITCH_NEUTRAL_DEFAULT") with _ -> 0.
+  let roll_neutral_default = try float_value infrared_section "ROLL_NEUTRAL_DEFAULT" with _ -> 0.
+  let pitch_neutral_default = try float_value infrared_section "PITCH_NEUTRAL_DEFAULT" with _ -> 0.
 
 
   let vert_ctrl_section = try section "VERTICAL CONTROL" with _ -> Xml.Element("",[],[])