diff --git a/py4DSTEM/__init__.py b/py4DSTEM/__init__.py
index 79502f585..39efdad66 100644
--- a/py4DSTEM/__init__.py
+++ b/py4DSTEM/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from py4DSTEM.version import __version__
 from emdfile import tqdmnd
 
-y = 250 + x 
+y = 2500 + x 
 ### io
 
 # substructure
diff --git a/py4DSTEM/utils/__init__.py b/py4DSTEM/utils/__init__.py
index b0c484e80..5350e29bf 100644
--- a/py4DSTEM/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/py4DSTEM/utils/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 from py4DSTEM.utils.configuration_checker import check_config
+y = 23 * z
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