diff --git a/gstlal-ugly/gst/lal/gstlaldeglitchfilter.c b/gstlal-ugly/gst/lal/gstlaldeglitchfilter.c
index b9955c43e1562fe13c709754c4152f37d96a5064..5b5d82ed7c054b7aae530678aa462aaba59ecd72 100644
--- a/gstlal-ugly/gst/lal/gstlaldeglitchfilter.c
+++ b/gstlal-ugly/gst/lal/gstlaldeglitchfilter.c
@@ -347,9 +347,9 @@ static GstFlowReturn process_buffer(GstLALDeglitchFilter *filter, GstBuffer * in
 			 */
 
 			guint64 duration = segstop - segstart;
-			g_assert(duration >= 0.5 * GST_SECOND); /* must be greater than 0.5s */
+			g_assert(duration >= 1.0 * GST_SECOND); /* must be greater than or equal to 1.0s */
 			g_assert(filter->rate >= 128); /* This probably doesnt make sense for low sample rates, so this is just here as a safety check. FIXME */
-			gdouble beta = 0.5 * GST_SECOND / duration;
+			gdouble beta = 1.0 * GST_SECOND / duration;
 			guint length = stopix - startix;
 
 			REAL8Window *window = XLALCreateTukeyREAL8Window(length, beta);