diff --git a/src/dfsane.jl b/src/dfsane.jl
index e84169eec..b76e36af7 100644
--- a/src/dfsane.jl
+++ b/src/dfsane.jl
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ function perform_step!(cache::DFSaneCache{true})
     # Line search direction
     @. cache.𝒹 = -σₙ * cache.fuₙ₋₁
 
-    η = alg.ηₛ(f₍ₙₒᵣₘ₎₀, n, cache.uₙ₋₁, cache.fuₙ₋₁) 
+    η = alg.ηₛ(f₍ₙₒᵣₘ₎₀, n, cache.uₙ₋₁, cache.fuₙ₋₁)
 
     f̄ = maximum(cache.ℋ)
     α₊ = α₁
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ function perform_step!(cache::DFSaneCache{true})
     f(cache.fuₙ, cache.uₙ)
     f₍ₙₒᵣₘ₎ₙ = sum(abs2, cache.fuₙ)
     f₍ₙₒᵣₘ₎ₙ ^= (nₑₓₚ / 2)
-
     for _ in 1:(cache.alg.max_inner_iterations)
         𝒸 = f̄ + η - γ * α₊^2 * f₍ₙₒᵣₘ₎ₙ₋₁
 
@@ -164,19 +163,19 @@ function perform_step!(cache::DFSaneCache{true})
                    (f₍ₙₒᵣₘ₎ₙ + (T(2) * α₊ - T(1)) * f₍ₙₒᵣₘ₎ₙ₋₁),
                    τₘᵢₙ * α₊,
                    τₘₐₓ * α₊)
-        @. cache.uₙ = cache.uₙ₋₁ - α₋ * cache.𝒹 # correct order?
+        @. cache.uₙ = cache.uₙ₋₁ - α₋ * cache.𝒹
 
         f(cache.fuₙ, cache.uₙ)
         f₍ₙₒᵣₘ₎ₙ = sum(abs2, cache.fuₙ)
         f₍ₙₒᵣₘ₎ₙ ^= (nₑₓₚ / 2)
 
-        (f₍ₙₒᵣₘ₎ₙ .≤ 𝒸) && break
+        f₍ₙₒᵣₘ₎ₙ .≤ 𝒸 && break
 
         α₋ = clamp(α₋^2 * f₍ₙₒᵣₘ₎ₙ₋₁ / (f₍ₙₒᵣₘ₎ₙ + (T(2) * α₋ - T(1)) * f₍ₙₒᵣₘ₎ₙ₋₁),
                    τₘᵢₙ * α₋,
                    τₘₐₓ * α₋)
 
-        @. cache.uₙ = cache.uₙ₋₁ + α₊ * cache.𝒹 # correct order?
+        @. cache.uₙ = cache.uₙ₋₁ + α₊ * cache.𝒹
         f(cache.fuₙ, cache.uₙ)
         f₍ₙₒᵣₘ₎ₙ = sum(abs2, cache.fuₙ)
         f₍ₙₒᵣₘ₎ₙ ^= (nₑₓₚ / 2)
@@ -193,7 +192,19 @@ function perform_step!(cache::DFSaneCache{true})
     α₊ = sum(abs2, cache.uₙ₋₁)
     @. cache.uₙ₋₁ = cache.uₙ₋₁ * cache.fuₙ₋₁
     α₋ = sum(cache.uₙ₋₁)
-    cache.σₙ = α₊ / (α₋ + T(1e-5))
+    cache.σₙ = α₊ / α₋
+
+    # Spectral parameter bounds check
+    if abs(cache.σₙ) > σₘₐₓ || abs(cache.σₙ) < σₘᵢₙ
+        test_norm = sqrt(sum(abs2, cache.fuₙ₋₁))
+        if test_norm > 1
+            cache.σₙ = 1.0
+        elseif testnorm < 1e-5
+            cache.σₙ = 1e5
+        else
+            cache.σₙ = 1.0 / test_norm
+        end
+    end
 
     # Take step
     @. cache.uₙ₋₁ = cache.uₙ
@@ -219,7 +230,7 @@ function perform_step!(cache::DFSaneCache{false})
     # Line search direction
     @. cache.𝒹 = -σₙ * cache.fuₙ₋₁
 
-    η = alg.ηₛ(f₍ₙₒᵣₘ₎₀, n, cache.uₙ₋₁, cache.fuₙ₋₁) 
+    η = alg.ηₛ(f₍ₙₒᵣₘ₎₀, n, cache.uₙ₋₁, cache.fuₙ₋₁)
 
     f̄ = maximum(cache.ℋ)
     α₊ = α₁
@@ -268,7 +279,19 @@ function perform_step!(cache::DFSaneCache{false})
     α₊ = sum(abs2, cache.uₙ₋₁)
     @. cache.uₙ₋₁ = cache.uₙ₋₁ * cache.fuₙ₋₁
     α₋ = sum(cache.uₙ₋₁)
-    cache.σₙ = α₊ / (α₋ + T(1e-5))
+    cache.σₙ = α₊ / α₋
+
+    # Spectral parameter bounds check
+    if abs(cache.σₙ) > σₘₐₓ || abs(cache.σₙ) < σₘᵢₙ
+        test_norm = sqrt(sum(abs2, cache.fuₙ₋₁))
+        if test_norm > 1
+            cache.σₙ = 1.0
+        elseif testnorm < 1e-5
+            cache.σₙ = 1e5
+        else
+            cache.σₙ = 1.0 / test_norm
+        end
+    end
 
     # Take step
     @. cache.uₙ₋₁ = cache.uₙ