diff --git a/src/ac/ed/lurg/landuse/LandUseItem.java b/src/ac/ed/lurg/landuse/LandUseItem.java
index 61ff9c0d843723fc64ba1a03a52a2b6f55e3fc91..686878963ad3baa34959ba32c72d5417f8fd3ee6 100644
--- a/src/ac/ed/lurg/landuse/LandUseItem.java
+++ b/src/ac/ed/lurg/landuse/LandUseItem.java
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ public class LandUseItem implements InterpolatingRasterItem<LandUseItem>, Serial
 				LandCoverType toLc = ModelConfig.ENABLE_LAND_SHARING || lcType.equals(LandCoverType.BARREN) ? lcType : LandCoverType.NATURAL;
 				LandKey toKey = new LandKey(toLc, LandProtectionType.PROTECTED);
 				double a = Math.min(getLandCoverArea(fromKey), diffArea);
-				if (a < 1e-9) {
+				if (a < 1e-10) {
 					continue;
 				}
 				moveAreas(fromKey, toKey, a);
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ public class LandUseItem implements InterpolatingRasterItem<LandUseItem>, Serial
 				LandKey fromKey = new LandKey(lcType, LandProtectionType.PROTECTED);
 				LandKey toKey = new LandKey(lcType, LandProtectionType.UNPROTECTED);
 				double a = Math.min(getLandCoverArea(fromKey), diffArea);
-				if (a < 1e-9) {
+				if (a < 1e-10) {
 					continue;
 				}
 				moveAreas(fromKey, toKey, a);