diff --git a/gstlal-inspiral/python/far.py b/gstlal-inspiral/python/far.py
index f338e91620cc6f6eeba903e39a382f330357bea3..7fcb5d36b6e74220036f69f0f13d1ad2fca74793 100644
--- a/gstlal-inspiral/python/far.py
+++ b/gstlal-inspiral/python/far.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class RankingStat(snglcoinc.LnLikelihoodRatioMixin):
 		pass
 
 	# network SNR threshold
-	network_snrsq_threshold = 5.5**2.
+	network_snrsq_threshold = 6.0**2.
 
 	def __init__(self, template_ids = None, instruments = frozenset(("H1", "L1", "V1")), population_model_file = None, min_instruments = 1, delta_t = 0.005):
 		self.numerator = inspiral_lr.LnSignalDensity(template_ids = template_ids, instruments = instruments, delta_t = delta_t, population_model_file = population_model_file, min_instruments = min_instruments)