diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 7247176..e79fff6 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ def main():
    ap.add_argument("--max-keys-down", default=2, type=int)
    ap.add_argument("--startup", default=3, type=int)
    ap.add_argument("--controller-setup", default=False, action="store_true")
+   ap.add_argument("--simulated-annealing-initial-health", default=50, type=int)
+   ap.add_argument("--simulated-annealing-nothing-penalty", default=100, type=int)
+   ap.add_argument("--simulated-annealing-decay-rate", default=5, type=int)
    ap.add_argument("--translation", default=json.dumps({
       "up":       {"key": "w", "weight": 20},
       "down":     {"key": "s", "weight": 1},
@@ -23,6 +26,10 @@ def main():
    }))
    args = ap.parse_args()
 
+   writer.LineChooserSimulatedAnnealing.initial_health = args.simulated_annealing_initial_health
+   writer.LineChooserSimulatedAnnealing.nothing_penalty = args.simulated_annealing_nothing_penalty
+   writer.LineChooserSimulatedAnnealing.decay_rate = args.simulated_annealing_decay_rate
+
    w_translation = json.loads(args.translation) if args.translation else None
 
    w = writer.Writer(writer.PyAutoGUIWriter(w_translation))
diff --git a/src/writer.py b/src/writer.py
index b0cf839..dbdd586 100644
--- a/src/writer.py
+++ b/src/writer.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class LineChooserLatestSticky(LineChooser):
 
 class LineChooserSimulatedAnnealing(LineChooser):
    initial_health = 50
-   nothing_penalty = 10
+   nothing_penalty = 100
    decay_rate = 5
 
    def _choose(self, latest, oldest):