diff --git a/modules/30_biomass/magpie_40/bounds.gms b/modules/30_biomass/magpie_40/bounds.gms
index b64fdf33713d8aeb11e212a03d9ade2ae70c2ef5..96b16be39227697ab5d2bc2112b10b9df8f89021 100644
--- a/modules/30_biomass/magpie_40/bounds.gms
+++ b/modules/30_biomass/magpie_40/bounds.gms
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 
 *** Prescribe upper and lower limit for first generation biomass from 2030/45 on, so REMIND has freedom before.
 *** To avoid infeasibilities it was necessary to modify the initial vintage structure for bioeths.
-vm_fuExtr.up(t,regi,"pebios","5")$(t.val ge 2045)  = p30_datapebio(regi,"pebios","5","maxprod",t);
-vm_fuExtr.up(t,regi,"pebioil","5")$(t.val ge 2030) = p30_datapebio(regi,"pebioil","5","maxprod",t);
+vm_fuExtr.up(t,regi,"pebios","5")$(t.val ge 2045)  = 1.05*p30_datapebio(regi,"pebios","5","maxprod",t);
+vm_fuExtr.up(t,regi,"pebioil","5")$(t.val ge 2030) = 1.05*p30_datapebio(regi,"pebioil","5","maxprod",t);
 
 if(cm_1stgen_phaseout=0,
     vm_fuExtr.lo(t,regi,"pebios","5")$(t.val ge 2030)  = p30_datapebio(regi,"pebios","5","maxprod",t)*0.9;