diff --git a/python/fbprophet/__init__.py b/python/fbprophet/__init__.py
index b3d3f47..9e3a005 100644
--- a/python/fbprophet/__init__.py
+++ b/python/fbprophet/__init__.py
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 
 from fbprophet.forecaster import Prophet
 
-__version__ = '0.2'
+__version__ = '0.2.dev'
diff --git a/python/fbprophet/forecaster.py b/python/fbprophet/forecaster.py
index 49a3480..f983969 100644
--- a/python/fbprophet/forecaster.py
+++ b/python/fbprophet/forecaster.py
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ class Prophet(object):
         if history['y'].min() == history['y'].max():
             # Nothing to fit.
             self.params = stan_init()
-            self.params['sigma_obs'] = 0.
+            self.params['sigma_obs'] = 1e-9
             for par in self.params:
                 self.params[par] = np.array([self.params[par]])
         elif self.mcmc_samples > 0: