diff -r be105c046777 -r 2a122736e91c src/run.rs
--- a/src/run.rs	Wed Jul 22 16:48:22 2026 -0500
+++ b/src/run.rs	Sun Jul 26 17:30:51 2026 -0500
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
                 .map_or(g.bootstrap_insertions, |n| Some((n[0], n[1]))),
             merge_every: cli.merge_every.unwrap_or(g.merge_every),
             merging: override_merging(g.merging),
+            max_scaling_iter: cli.max_scaling_iter.unwrap_or(g.max_scaling_iter),
             final_merging: cli.final_merging.unwrap_or(g.final_merging),
             fitness_merging: cli.fitness_merging.unwrap_or(g.fitness_merging),
             inner: override_inner(g.inner),