diff --git a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/mapzen/isolines.py b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/mapzen/isolines.py
index f6f50aa..2feb6ed 100644
--- a/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/mapzen/isolines.py
+++ b/server/lib/python/cartodb_services/cartodb_services/mapzen/isolines.py
@@ -56,11 +56,13 @@ class MapzenIsolines:
 
             # let's refine the solution, binary search
             for j in xrange(0, self.NUMBER_OF_ANGLES):
-                if errors[j] > 0:
-                    rmax[j] = (rmax[j] + rmin[j]) / 2.0
-                else:
-                    rmin[j] = (rmax[j] + rmin[j]) / 2.0
-                location_estimates[j] = self._calculate_dest_location(origin, angles[j], (rmax[j]+rmin[j])/2.0)
+
+                if abs(errors[j]) > self.TOLERANCE:
+                    if errors[j] > 0:
+                        rmax[j] = (rmax[j] + rmin[j]) / 2.0
+                    else:
+                        rmin[j] = (rmax[j] + rmin[j]) / 2.0
+                    location_estimates[j] = self._calculate_dest_location(origin, angles[j], (rmax[j]+rmin[j])/2.0)
 
             # and check "actual" costs again
             resp = self._matrix_client.one_to_many([origin] + location_estimates,  'pedestrian')