diff --git a/src/devices/wifi/wifi-default-parameters.cc b/src/devices/wifi/wifi-default-parameters.cc
index 178b4a453..c8ef2ea99 100644
--- a/src/devices/wifi/wifi-default-parameters.cc
+++ b/src/devices/wifi/wifi-default-parameters.cc
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ static NumericDefaultValue<uint32_t> g_phyNTxPower
 static NumericDefaultValue<double> g_phyTxGain
 ("WifiPhyTxGain", 
  "Transmission gain (dB).",
- 0.0);
+ 1.0);
 static NumericDefaultValue<double> g_phyRxGain
 ("WifiPhyRxGain", 
  "Reception gain (dB).",
- 0.0);
+ 1.0);
 static StringDefaultValue g_ssid
 ("WifiSsid",
  "The ssid to use. \"\" is the broadcast ssid.",