diff --git a/dlib/svm/svm_c_ekm_trainer.h b/dlib/svm/svm_c_ekm_trainer.h
index bd8c4fc5f..01fcb225d 100644
--- a/dlib/svm/svm_c_ekm_trainer.h
+++ b/dlib/svm/svm_c_ekm_trainer.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace dlib
             ekm_stale = true;
 
             initial_basis_size = 5;
-            basis_size_increment = 5;
+            basis_size_increment = 10;
             max_basis_size = 300;
         }
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace dlib
             ekm_stale = true;
 
             initial_basis_size = 5;
-            basis_size_increment = 5;
+            basis_size_increment = 10;
             max_basis_size = 300;
         }
 
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ namespace dlib
                 );
 
             max_basis_size = max_basis_size_;
+            if (initial_basis_size > max_basis_size)
+                initial_basis_size = max_basis_size;
         }
 
         unsigned long get_initial_basis_size (
@@ -202,6 +204,9 @@ namespace dlib
                 );
 
             initial_basis_size = initial_basis_size_;
+
+            if (initial_basis_size > max_basis_size)
+                max_basis_size = initial_basis_size;
         }
 
         unsigned long get_basis_size_increment (
diff --git a/dlib/svm/svm_c_ekm_trainer_abstract.h b/dlib/svm/svm_c_ekm_trainer_abstract.h
index 5e89f6e84..baedff181 100644
--- a/dlib/svm/svm_c_ekm_trainer_abstract.h
+++ b/dlib/svm/svm_c_ekm_trainer_abstract.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace dlib
                 - #get_epsilon() == 0.001
                 - #basis_loaded() == false
                 - #get_initial_basis_size() == 5
-                - #get_basis_size_increment() == 5
+                - #get_basis_size_increment() == 10 
                 - #get_max_basis_size() == 300
                 - this object will not be verbose unless be_verbose() is called
         !*/
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace dlib
                 - #get_epsilon() == 0.001
                 - #basis_loaded() == false
                 - #get_initial_basis_size() == 5
-                - #get_basis_size_increment() == 5
+                - #get_basis_size_increment() == 10
                 - #get_max_basis_size() == 300
                 - this object will not be verbose unless be_verbose() is called
         !*/
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ namespace dlib
                 - max_basis_size > 0
             ensures
                 - #get_max_basis_size() == max_basis_size 
-                - if (get_initial_basis_size() < max_basis_size) then
+                - if (get_initial_basis_size() > max_basis_size) then
                     - #get_initial_basis_size() == max_basis_size
         !*/