diff --git a/h2o-core/src/main/java/hex/Model.java b/h2o-core/src/main/java/hex/Model.java
index c246e5675f05..4b118656e3e3 100755
--- a/h2o-core/src/main/java/hex/Model.java
+++ b/h2o-core/src/main/java/hex/Model.java
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ public long getOrMakeRealSeed(){
     /**
      * Bins for calculating AUUC, if applicable. Ignored for non uplift models.
      */
-    public int _auuc_nbins = -1;
+    public int _auuc_nbins = 20;
 
     // Public no-arg constructor for reflective creation
     public Parameters() { _ignore_const_cols = defaultDropConsCols(); }