diff --git a/gstlal-calibration/bin/gstlal_compute_strain b/gstlal-calibration/bin/gstlal_compute_strain
index 458333f7322f8618d41afc6d26f6f665cc1db2c3..c2b3d821454f653c38e22b2397a1bd80f09b274e 100755
--- a/gstlal-calibration/bin/gstlal_compute_strain
+++ b/gstlal-calibration/bin/gstlal_compute_strain
@@ -413,8 +413,10 @@ elif not options.factors_from_filters_file:
 # How many EPICS will we for the CALIB_STATE_VECTOR calculation? It depends on the IFO and the time we are calibrating
 if options.no_dq_vector:
 	num_dq_epics = 0
-elif (options.ifo == "H1" and int(options.gps_start_time) > 1175976256) or (options.ifo == "L1" and int(options.gps_start_time) > 1179588864):
+elif options.ifo == "H1" and int(options.gps_start_time) > 1175976256:
 	num_dq_epics = 14
+elif options.ifo == "L1" and int(options.gps_start_time) > 1179588864:
+	num_dq_epics = 10
 else:
 	num_dq_epics = 9