diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/agc.cpp b/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/agc.cpp
index c46bb0eb..1fc8d7f4 100644
--- a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/agc.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/agc.cpp
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ void Agc::updateExposure(IPAContext &context, IPAFrameContext &frameContext, dou
 	}
 
 	if (exposureMSV > kExposureOptimal + kExposureSatisfactory) {
-		if (exposure == context.configuration.agc.exposureMax &&
-		    again > context.configuration.agc.againMin) {
+		if (again > context.configuration.agc.again10) {
 			next = again * kExpNumeratorDown / kExpDenominator;
 			if (again - next < context.configuration.agc.againMinStep)
 				again -= context.configuration.agc.againMinStep;
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/ipa_context.h b/src/ipa/simple/ipa_context.h
index a471b80a..468fccab 100644
--- a/src/ipa/simple/ipa_context.h
+++ b/src/ipa/simple/ipa_context.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct IPASessionConfiguration {
 	float gamma;
 	struct {
 		int32_t exposureMin, exposureMax;
-		double againMin, againMax, againMinStep;
+		double againMin, againMax, again10, againMinStep;
 		utils::Duration lineDuration;
 	} agc;
 	struct {
diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/soft_simple.cpp b/src/ipa/simple/soft_simple.cpp
index e70439ee..b147aca2 100644
--- a/src/ipa/simple/soft_simple.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/simple/soft_simple.cpp
@@ -216,10 +216,12 @@ int IPASoftSimple::configure(const IPAConfigInfo &configInfo)
 
 	int32_t againMin = gainInfo.min().get<int32_t>();
 	int32_t againMax = gainInfo.max().get<int32_t>();
+	int32_t againDef = gainInfo.def().get<int32_t>();
 
 	if (camHelper_) {
 		context_.configuration.agc.againMin = camHelper_->gain(againMin);
 		context_.configuration.agc.againMax = camHelper_->gain(againMax);
+		context_.configuration.agc.again10 = camHelper_->gain(1.0);
 		context_.configuration.agc.againMinStep =
 			(context_.configuration.agc.againMax -
 			 context_.configuration.agc.againMin) /
@@ -246,6 +248,7 @@ int IPASoftSimple::configure(const IPAConfigInfo &configInfo)
 		 * other) we limit the range of the gain values used.
 		 */
 		context_.configuration.agc.againMax = againMax;
+		context_.configuration.agc.again10 = againDef;
 		if (againMin) {
 			context_.configuration.agc.againMin = againMin;
 		} else {