diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_core_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_core_dec.c
index 6397898f5919375bcbc1b4bd75c78ac5f5dd233c..090ba7d304179e3a2d8d99beaadd7da69e93da9f 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_core_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_core_dec.c
@@ -1584,8 +1584,12 @@ ivas_error ivas_core_dec_fx(
             }
         }
 
+        Scale_sig32( synth_32_fx[n], output_frame, -31 ); /* intentionally create a bad output */
+
         Copy32( synth_32_fx[n], output_32_fx[n], output_frame );
 
+        Scale_sig32( output_32_fx[n], output_frame, -31 ); /* intentionally create a bad output */
+
         /*--------------------------------------------------------*
          * Common updates
          *--------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -2350,7 +2354,6 @@ ivas_error ivas_core_dec(
 
     } /* n_channels loop */
 
-
     pop_wmops();
     return error;
 }