diff --git a/agent_afterstate.py b/agent_afterstate.py
index 0717424b47a94cdcce6f7974802dc87d62710e5c..38833d55fe721d6107abd3c682ef6582d5cb35a6 100644
--- a/agent_afterstate.py
+++ b/agent_afterstate.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class Action(IntEnum):
     RIGHT = 4
 
 class afterstateAgent:
-    def __init__(self, mat, TD_lambda = 0.0, alpha = 0.0025, gamma = 0.95, epsilon = 0.01, verbose= True, symmetric=True, tuple = 2):
+    def __init__(self, mat, TD_lambda = 0.0, alpha = 0.0025, gamma = 0.95, epsilon = 0.01, verbose= True, symmetric=1, tuple = 2):
         self.state_per_tile = 12
         self.commands = { Action.UP: up, Action.DOWN: down, Action.LEFT: left, Action.RIGHT: right}
         self.alpha = alpha
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class afterstateAgent:
             return
         s,r = self.test_next(self._action_index,self.state)
         n = next_state
-        if self.symmetric is True:
+        if self.symmetric>0:
             for i in range(4):
                 s = transpose(s)
                 self.set_state(s)