diff --git a/redback/priors/cooling_envelope.prior b/redback/priors/cooling_envelope.prior
index db091ac84..8f138ca72 100644
--- a/redback/priors/cooling_envelope.prior
+++ b/redback/priors/cooling_envelope.prior
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ mbh_6 = LogUniform(0.01, 20, name='mbh_6', latex_label = r'$M_{\mathrm{BH}}~[10^
 stellar_mass = LogUniform(0.1, 10, name='stellar_mass', latex_label = r'$M_{\mathrm{star}} [M_{\odot}]$')
 eta = LogUniform(1e-4, 0.1, name='eta', latex_label=r'$\eta$')
 alpha = LogUniform(0.1, 1, name='alpha', latex_label=r'$\\alpha$')
-beta = LogUniform(0.5, 1, name='beta', latex_label=r'$\\beta$')
+beta = Uniform(1, 5, name='beta', latex_label=r'$\\beta$')
 beta = 0.9
 eta = 0.1
 alpha = 0.1
diff --git a/redback/priors/gaussianrise_cooling_envelope.prior b/redback/priors/gaussianrise_cooling_envelope.prior
index 493836907..f3348ad00 100644
--- a/redback/priors/gaussianrise_cooling_envelope.prior
+++ b/redback/priors/gaussianrise_cooling_envelope.prior
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ mbh_6 = LogUniform(0.01, 20, name='mbh_6', latex_label = r'$M_{\mathrm{BH}}~(10^
 stellar_mass = LogUniform(0.1, 10, name='stellar_mass', latex_label = r'$M_{\mathrm{star}}~(M_\odot)$')
 eta = LogUniform(1e-4, 0.1, name='eta', latex_label=r'$\\eta$')
 alpha = LogUniform(0.1, 1, name='alpha', latex_label=r'$\\alpha$')
-beta = LogUniform(0.5, 1, name='beta', latex_label=r'$\\beta$')
+beta = Uniform(1, 5, name='beta', latex_label=r'$\\beta$')
 beta = 0.9
 eta = 0.1
 alpha = 0.1
diff --git a/redback/priors/gaussianrise_cooling_envelope_bolometric.prior b/redback/priors/gaussianrise_cooling_envelope_bolometric.prior
index 47a606a32..ad697af79 100644
--- a/redback/priors/gaussianrise_cooling_envelope_bolometric.prior
+++ b/redback/priors/gaussianrise_cooling_envelope_bolometric.prior
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mbh_6 = LogUniform(0.01, 20, name='mbh_6', latex_label = r'$M_{\mathrm{BH}}~(10^
 stellar_mass = LogUniform(0.1, 10, name='stellar_mass', latex_label = r'$M_{\mathrm{star}}~(M_\odot)$')
 eta = LogUniform(1e-4, 0.1, name='eta', latex_label=r'$\\eta$')
 alpha = LogUniform(0.1, 1, name='alpha', latex_label=r'$\\alpha$')
-beta = LogUniform(0.5, 1, name='beta', latex_label=r'$\\beta$')
+beta = Uniform(1, 5, name='beta', latex_label=r'$\\beta$')
 beta = 0.9
 eta = 0.1
 alpha = 0.1