diff --git a/ratecoeff.h b/ratecoeff.h
index 89b5eb74f..ca7c98fcc 100644
--- a/ratecoeff.h
+++ b/ratecoeff.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ auto integrator(auto params, double a, double b, double epsabs, double epsrel, i
                 double *abserr) {
   if constexpr (USE_SIMPSON_INTEGRATOR) {
     // need an odd number for Simpson rule
-    const int samplecount = std::max(1, static_cast<int>((b / a) / globals::NPHIXSNUINCREMENT)) * 32 + 1;
+    const int samplecount = std::max(1, static_cast<int>((b / a) / globals::NPHIXSNUINCREMENT)) * 4 + 1;
 
     *result = simpson_integrator<func_integrand>(params, a, b, samplecount);
     *abserr = 0.;
diff --git a/vpkt.cc b/vpkt.cc
index 96933e555..f81b0f84d 100644
--- a/vpkt.cc
+++ b/vpkt.cc
@@ -351,12 +351,9 @@ static void rlc_emiss_vpkt(const Packet &pkt, const double t_current, const int
           const auto n_l = calculate_levelpop(mgi, element, ion, lower);
           const double tau_line = (B_lu * n_l - B_ul * n_u) * HCLIGHTOVERFOURPI * t_line;
 
-          // Check on the element to exclude
-          // NB: ldist before need to be computed anyway (I want to move the packets to the
-          // line interaction point even if I don't interact)
+          // Check on the element to exclude (or -1 for no line opacity)
           const int anumber = get_atomicnumber(element);
           for (int ind = 0; ind < Nspectra; ind++) {
-            // If exclude[ind]==-1, I do not include line opacity
             if (exclude[ind] != -1 && (exclude[ind] != anumber)) {
               tau_vpkt[ind] += tau_line;
             }