diff --git a/onchain/script/DeployLocal.sol b/onchain/script/DeployLocal.sol
index 75e90f4..01bd841 100644
--- a/onchain/script/DeployLocal.sol
+++ b/onchain/script/DeployLocal.sol
@@ -78,10 +78,14 @@ contract DeployLocal is Script {
 
     // Seed amounts for VWAP bootstrap.
     // seedLmEth: initial ETH sent to the LM to create thin bootstrap positions.
-    // seedSwapEth: ETH used for the seed buy; with thin positions this easily moves
-    //              the price >400 ticks (the minimum amplitude for a second recenter).
+    // seedSwapEth: ETH used for the seed buy.  Must be large enough to move the
+    //   Uniswap tick >400 ticks past the ANCHOR center (minAmplitude = 2*tickSpacing
+    //   = 400 for the 1%-fee pool).  The ANCHOR typically holds ~25% of seedLmEth as
+    //   WETH across a ~7200-tick range; consuming half of that WETH (≈0.125 ETH)
+    //   moves the price ~3600 ticks — well above the 400-tick threshold.
+    //   0.5 ether provides a 4× margin over the minimum needed.
     uint256 internal constant SEED_LM_ETH = 1 ether;
-    uint256 internal constant SEED_SWAP_ETH = 0.01 ether;
+    uint256 internal constant SEED_SWAP_ETH = 0.5 ether;
 
     // Deployed contracts
     Kraiken public kraiken;