diff --git a/main/flaredetector/flaredetector.py b/main/flaredetector/flaredetector.py
index 96f4509..51ea6b4 100644
--- a/main/flaredetector/flaredetector.py
+++ b/main/flaredetector/flaredetector.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ def getFlareRange(flux, peakIndex):
     maxInd = np.inf
 
     maxDelta = 0.005
+    maxDeltaToMean = 2*maxDelta
     meanVal = 1
     maxBacklog = 20
     maxForwardlog = 100
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ def getFlareRange(flux, peakIndex):
     prevFlux = flux[peakIndex]
     for i in range(peakIndex-1, peakIndex - maxBacklog, -1):
         delta = prevFlux - flux[i]
-        if(delta < maxDelta and abs(flux[i] - meanVal) < maxDelta):
+        if(delta < maxDelta and abs(flux[i] - meanVal) < maxDeltaToMean):
             deltaCount += 1
             if(deltaCount > 3):
                 minInd = i
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ def getFlareRange(flux, peakIndex):
     prevFlux = flux[peakIndex]
     for i in range(peakIndex+1, peakIndex + maxForwardlog, 1):
         delta = prevFlux - flux[i]
-        if(delta < maxDelta and abs(flux[i] - meanVal) < maxDelta):
+        if(delta < maxDelta and abs(flux[i] - meanVal) < maxDeltaToMean):
             deltaCount += 1
             if(deltaCount > 3):
                 maxInd = i