diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f4ce3ed..1d2484e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,8 +96,20 @@ propagator = ASSISTPropagator()
 ephemerides = propagator.generate_ephemeris(sbdb_orbits, observers)
 ```
 
+## Configuration
 
+When initializing the `ASSISTPropagator`, you can configure several parameters that control the integration. 
+These parameters are passed directly to REBOUND's IAS15 integrator. The IAS15 integrator is a high accuracy integrator that uses adaptive timestepping to maintain precision while optimizing performance.
 
+- `min_dt`: Minimum timestep for the integrator (default: 1e-15 days)
+- `initial_dt`: Initial timestep for the integrator (default: 0.001 days)  
+- `adaptive_mode`: Controls the adaptive timestep behavior (default: 2)
 
+These parameters are passed directly to REBOUND's IAS15 integrator. The IAS15 integrator is a high accuracy integrator that uses adaptive timestepping to maintain precision while optimizing performance.
 
+Example:
+
+```python
+propagator = ASSISTPropagator(min_dt=1e-12, initial_dt=0.0001, adaptive_mode=2)
+```
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 458ed74..d8f8581 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ dev = [
 check = {composite = ["lint", "typecheck"]}
 format = { composite = ["black ./src/adam_assist", "isort ./src/adam_assist"]}
 lint = { composite = ["ruff check ./src/adam_assist", "black --check ./src/adam_assist", "isort --check-only ./src/adam_assist"] }
-fix = "ruff ./src/adam_assist --fix"
+fix = "ruff check ./src/adam_assist --fix"
 typecheck = "mypy --strict ./src/adam_assist"
 
 test = "pytest --benchmark-disable {args}"
diff --git a/src/adam_assist/propagator.py b/src/adam_assist/propagator.py
index 5e673e6..fb8c777 100644
--- a/src/adam_assist/propagator.py
+++ b/src/adam_assist/propagator.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 C = c.C
 
 try:
-    from adam_core.propagator.adam_assist_version import __version__
+    from adam_assist.version import __version__
 except ImportError:
     __version__ = "0.0.0"
 
@@ -60,6 +60,25 @@ def hash_orbit_ids_to_uint32(
 
 class ASSISTPropagator(Propagator, ImpactMixin):  # type: ignore
 
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *args: object,  # Generic type for arbitrary positional arguments
+        min_dt: float = 1e-15,
+        initial_dt: float = 0.001,
+        adaptive_mode: int = 2,
+        **kwargs: object,  # Generic type for arbitrary keyword arguments
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        if min_dt <= 0:
+            raise ValueError("min_dt must be positive")
+        if initial_dt <= 0:
+            raise ValueError("initial_dt must be positive")
+        if min_dt > initial_dt:
+            raise ValueError("min_dt must be smaller than initial_dt")
+        self.min_dt = min_dt
+        self.initial_dt = initial_dt
+        self.adaptive_mode = adaptive_mode
+
     def _propagate_orbits(self, orbits: OrbitType, times: TimestampType) -> OrbitType:
         """
         Propagate the orbits to the specified times.
@@ -109,8 +128,9 @@ def _propagate_orbits_inner(
         )
         sim = None
         sim = rebound.Simulation()
-        sim.ri_ias15.min_dt = 1e-15
-        sim.ri_ias15.adaptive_mode = 2
+        sim.dt = self.initial_dt
+        sim.ri_ias15.min_dt = self.min_dt
+        sim.ri_ias15.adaptive_mode = self.adaptive_mode
 
         # Set the simulation time, relative to the jd_ref
         start_tdb_time = orbits.coordinates.time.jd().to_numpy()[0]
diff --git a/tests/test_propagator_settings.py b/tests/test_propagator_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7bfce2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_propagator_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import pyarrow as pa
+import pytest
+from adam_core.coordinates import CartesianCoordinates, Origin
+from adam_core.orbits import Orbits
+from adam_core.time import Timestamp
+
+from adam_assist import ASSISTPropagator
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def basic_orbit():
+    """Create a basic test orbit"""
+    return Orbits.from_kwargs(
+        orbit_id=["test"],
+        coordinates=CartesianCoordinates.from_kwargs(
+            x=[1.0],
+            y=[0.0],
+            z=[0.0],
+            vx=[0.0],
+            vy=[1.0],
+            vz=[0.0],
+            time=Timestamp.from_mjd([60000], scale="tdb"),
+            origin=Origin.from_kwargs(code=["SUN"]),
+            frame="ecliptic",
+        ),
+    )
+
+def test_default_settings():
+    """Test that default settings are applied correctly"""
+    prop = ASSISTPropagator()
+    assert prop.min_dt == 1e-15
+    assert prop.initial_dt == 0.001
+    assert prop.adaptive_mode == 2
+
+def test_custom_settings():
+    """Test that custom settings are applied correctly"""
+    prop = ASSISTPropagator(min_dt=1e-12, initial_dt=0.01, adaptive_mode=1)
+    assert prop.min_dt == 1e-12
+    assert prop.initial_dt == 0.01
+    assert prop.adaptive_mode == 1
+
+def test_invalid_min_dt():
+    """Test that invalid min_dt raises ValueError"""
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="min_dt must be positive"):
+        ASSISTPropagator(min_dt=-1e-15)
+    
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="min_dt must be positive"):
+        ASSISTPropagator(min_dt=0)
+
+def test_invalid_initial_dt():
+    """Test that invalid initial_dt raises ValueError"""
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="initial_dt must be positive"):
+        ASSISTPropagator(initial_dt=-0.001)
+    
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="initial_dt must be positive"):
+        ASSISTPropagator(initial_dt=0)
+
+def test_min_dt_greater_than_initial():
+    """Test that min_dt > initial_dt raises ValueError"""
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="min_dt must be smaller than initial_dt"):
+        ASSISTPropagator(min_dt=0.1, initial_dt=0.01)
+
+def test_propagation_with_different_settings(basic_orbit):
+    """Test that propagation works with different settings"""
+    # Test with default settings
+    prop_default = ASSISTPropagator()
+    
+    # Test with more restrictive settings
+    prop_restrictive = ASSISTPropagator(min_dt=1e-12, initial_dt=0.0001)
+    
+    # Test with less restrictive settings
+    prop_loose = ASSISTPropagator(min_dt=1e-9, initial_dt=0.01)
+    
+    # Propagate for 10 days with each propagator
+    target_time = Timestamp.from_mjd([60010], scale="tdb")
+    
+    result_default = prop_default.propagate_orbits(basic_orbit, target_time)
+    result_restrictive = prop_restrictive.propagate_orbits(basic_orbit, target_time)
+    result_loose = prop_loose.propagate_orbits(basic_orbit, target_time)
+    
+    # All should produce results
+    assert len(result_default) == 1
+    assert len(result_restrictive) == 1
+    assert len(result_loose) == 1
+    
+    # Results should be similar but not identical due to different step sizes
+    # Using a relatively loose tolerance since we expect some differences
+    tolerance = 1e-6
+    
+    default_pos = result_default.coordinates.values[0, :3]
+    restrictive_pos = result_restrictive.coordinates.values[0, :3]
+    loose_pos = result_loose.coordinates.values[0, :3]
+    
+    assert abs(default_pos - restrictive_pos).max() < tolerance
+    assert abs(default_pos - loose_pos).max() < tolerance
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