diff --git a/selfdrive/modeld/modeld.py b/selfdrive/modeld/modeld.py
index bff59366d6ec4c..acc82012f2161a 100755
--- a/selfdrive/modeld/modeld.py
+++ b/selfdrive/modeld/modeld.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 POLICY_METADATA_PATH = Path(__file__).parent / 'models/driving_policy_metadata.pkl'
 MODELS_DIR = Path(__file__).parent / 'models'
 
-LAT_SMOOTH_SECONDS = 0.0
+LAT_SMOOTH_SECONDS = 0.05
 LONG_SMOOTH_SECONDS = 0.3
 MIN_LAT_CONTROL_SPEED = 0.3