diff --git a/applications/FemToDemApplication/custom_elements/generic_total_lagrangian_femdem_element.h b/applications/FemToDemApplication/custom_elements/generic_total_lagrangian_femdem_element.h
index 70fe3e5096ee..f09ab1187d01 100644
--- a/applications/FemToDemApplication/custom_elements/generic_total_lagrangian_femdem_element.h
+++ b/applications/FemToDemApplication/custom_elements/generic_total_lagrangian_femdem_element.h
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ class KRATOS_API(FEM_TO_DEM_APPLICATION) GenericTotalLagrangianFemDemElement
         const ProcessInfo &rCurrentProcessInfo, 
         const Properties& rProperties)
     {
-        const double max_damage = rCurrentProcessInfo["MAX_DAMAGE_ERASE"];
+        const double max_damage = 0.98;
         if (mDamage >= max_damage) {
             this->Set(ACTIVE, false);
             mDamage = max_damage;
diff --git a/applications/FemToDemApplication/python_scripts/MainCouplingFemDem.py b/applications/FemToDemApplication/python_scripts/MainCouplingFemDem.py
index e7544a8364fd..d20942fd3775 100644
--- a/applications/FemToDemApplication/python_scripts/MainCouplingFemDem.py
+++ b/applications/FemToDemApplication/python_scripts/MainCouplingFemDem.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def InitializeProcessesAndVariables(self):
         self.CreateInitialSkin = femdem_custom_settings["create_initial_skin"].GetBool()
         self.do_stabilization_solve = femdem_custom_settings["do_stabilization_solve"].GetBool()
         process_info[KratosFemDem.SMOOTHING_OF_STRESSES] = femdem_custom_settings["smoothing_of_stresses"].GetBool()
-        process_info[KratosFemDem.MAX_DAMAGE_ERASE] = femdem_custom_settings["maximum_damage_erase"].GetInt()
+        process_info[KratosFemDem.MAX_DAMAGE_ERASE] = femdem_custom_settings["maximum_damage_erase"].GetDouble()
 
         # Initialize IP variables to zero
         self.InitializeIntegrationPointsVariables()