diff --git a/code/constitutive_nonlocal.f90 b/code/constitutive_nonlocal.f90
index df501bef3..f4eb861da 100644
--- a/code/constitutive_nonlocal.f90
+++ b/code/constitutive_nonlocal.f90
@@ -1614,8 +1614,8 @@ forall (s = 1:ns, t = 1:4, rhoSgl(s,t+4) * constitutive_nonlocal_v(s,t,g,ip,el)
 !****************************************************************************
 !*** check CFL condition for flux
 
-if (any(minval(mesh_ipVolume(ip,el) / max(tiny(1.0_pReal),mesh_ipArea(:,ip,el))) &
-        < constitutive_nonlocal_v(1:ns,1:4,g,ip,el) * timestep)) then
+if (any(1.2_pReal * constitutive_nonlocal_v(1:ns,1:4,g,ip,el) * timestep &                    ! security factor 1.2
+        > mesh_ipVolume(ip,el) / maxval(mesh_ipArea(:,ip,el)))) then
   dotState%p = NaN
   return
 endif