diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index b92698a..e92d12f 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ int enstrophy(ns_params params, unsigned int Nsteps){
       avg=avg-(avg-alpha)/t;
     }
 
-    if(t>0 && t%1==0){
+    if(t>0 && t%1000==0){
       fprintf(stderr,"%8d % .8e % .8e % .8e % .8e\n",t, __real__ avg, __imag__ avg, __real__ alpha, __imag__ alpha);
       printf("%8d % .8e % .8e % .8e % .8e\n",t, __real__ avg, __imag__ avg, __real__ alpha, __imag__ alpha);
     }