diff --git a/src/RequestGroupMan.cc b/src/RequestGroupMan.cc
index 916fb14e..2296ac66 100644
--- a/src/RequestGroupMan.cc
+++ b/src/RequestGroupMan.cc
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ int RequestGroupMan::optimizeConcurrentDownloads()
   }
 
   if (optimizationSpeed_ <= 0) {
-    return 1;
+    return optimizeConcurrentDownloadsCoeffA_;
   }
 
   // apply the rule