diff --git a/src/poly/solver/private/polySolver.cpp b/src/poly/solver/private/polySolver.cpp
index 407748a..21dfc6b 100644
--- a/src/poly/solver/private/polySolver.cpp
+++ b/src/poly/solver/private/polySolver.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ void PolySolver::assembleBlockSystem() {
         std::move(forms->Q),
         std::move(forms->D),
         std::move(forms->f),
-        blockOffsets);
+        blockOffsets,
+        m_polytropicIndex);
 }
 
 mfem::Array<int> PolySolver::computeBlockOffsets() const {
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ void PolySolver::setInitialGuess() const {
 
             // return (-1.0/radius) * r + 1;
             // return -std::pow((u*r), 2)+1.0; // The series expansion is a better guess; however, this is cheaper and ensures that the value at the surface is very close to zero in a way that the series expansion does not
-            return laneEmden::thetaSeriesExpansion(r, m_polytropicIndex, 10) + 3.0;
+            return laneEmden::thetaSeriesExpansion(r, m_polytropicIndex, 10);
         }
     );