diff --git a/src/seismic_hazard_forecasting.py b/src/seismic_hazard_forecasting.py
index 8bd8b6b..220a193 100644
--- a/src/seismic_hazard_forecasting.py
+++ b/src/seismic_hazard_forecasting.py
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ verbose: {verbose}")
                                                  utm_zone_letter)  # get receiver location as lat,lon
 
         # convert distances from m to km because openquake ground motion models take input distances in kilometres
-        distances = distances/1000.0
+        #distances = distances/1000.0
 
         # compute ground motion only at grid points that have minimum probability density of thresh_fxy
         if exclude_low_fxy: