diff --git a/pdf_agents/scientific_value.py b/pdf_agents/scientific_value.py
index d73da03..64e669c 100644
--- a/pdf_agents/scientific_value.py
+++ b/pdf_agents/scientific_value.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def __init__(
         bounds: torch.Tensor,
         device: torch.device = None,
         num_restarts: int = 10,
-        raw_samples: int = 20,
+        raw_samples: int = 128,
         observable_distance_function: Optional[Callable] = None,
         ucb_beta=1.0,
         **kwargs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def tell(self, x, y):
 
     def report(self):
         value = self._value_function(np.array(self.independent_cache), np.array(self.observable_cache))
-        dict(latest_data=self.tell_cache[-1], cache_len=len(self.independent_cache), latest_value=value[-1])
+        return dict(latest_data=self.tell_cache[-1], cache_len=len(self.independent_cache), latest_value=value[-1])
 
     def ask(self, batch_size: int = 1):
         value = self._value_function(np.array(self.independent_cache), np.array(self.observable_cache))