diff --git a/src/api/l_physics_collider.c b/src/api/l_physics_collider.c
index 7bc48d01..e8e459b2 100644
--- a/src/api/l_physics_collider.c
+++ b/src/api/l_physics_collider.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static int l_lovrColliderGetLinearDamping(lua_State* L) {
 static int l_lovrColliderSetLinearDamping(lua_State* L) {
   Collider* collider = luax_checktype(L, 1, Collider);
   float damping = luax_checkfloat(L, 2);
-  float threshold = luax_optfloat(L, 3, .01f);
+  float threshold = luax_optfloat(L, 3, 0.0f);
   lovrColliderSetLinearDamping(collider, damping, threshold);
   return 0;
 }
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ static int l_lovrColliderGetAngularDamping(lua_State* L) {
 static int l_lovrColliderSetAngularDamping(lua_State* L) {
   Collider* collider = luax_checktype(L, 1, Collider);
   float damping = luax_checkfloat(L, 2);
-  float threshold = luax_optfloat(L, 3, .01f);
+  float threshold = luax_optfloat(L, 3, 0.0f);
   lovrColliderSetAngularDamping(collider, damping, threshold);
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/api/l_physics_world.c b/src/api/l_physics_world.c
index e6c73a8b..65647d07 100644
--- a/src/api/l_physics_world.c
+++ b/src/api/l_physics_world.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static int l_lovrWorldGetLinearDamping(lua_State* L) {
 static int l_lovrWorldSetLinearDamping(lua_State* L) {
   World* world = luax_checktype(L, 1, World);
   float damping = luax_checkfloat(L, 2);
-  float threshold = luax_optfloat(L, 3, .01f);
+  float threshold = luax_optfloat(L, 3, 0.0f);
   lovrWorldSetLinearDamping(world, damping, threshold);
   return 0;
 }
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static int l_lovrWorldGetAngularDamping(lua_State* L) {
 static int l_lovrWorldSetAngularDamping(lua_State* L) {
   World* world = luax_checktype(L, 1, World);
   float damping = luax_checkfloat(L, 2);
-  float threshold = luax_optfloat(L, 3, .01f);
+  float threshold = luax_optfloat(L, 3, 0.0f);
   lovrWorldSetAngularDamping(world, damping, threshold);
   return 0;
 }