diff --git a/src/pathogen_embed/pathogen_embed.py b/src/pathogen_embed/pathogen_embed.py
index 3838a39..dd5945c 100644
--- a/src/pathogen_embed/pathogen_embed.py
+++ b/src/pathogen_embed/pathogen_embed.py
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ def embed(args):
             "n_jobs": 1,
             "n_init": 2,
             "random_state" : args.random_seed,
+            "normalized_stress": False,
         }
 
     # Override defaults with parameter values passed through embedding parameters, if