diff --git a/tupak/likelihood.py b/tupak/likelihood.py
index 50fdbd1753d97f351423d26d06580d0462af28ea..43b9937ff4af4c28c4a7538807842fe4fed2dfd9 100644
--- a/tupak/likelihood.py
+++ b/tupak/likelihood.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class GravitationalWaveTransient(Likelihood):
         return log_l.real
 
     def log_likelihood(self):
-        return self.log_likelihood() + self.noise_log_likelihood()
+        return self.log_likelihood_ratio() + self.noise_log_likelihood()
 
     def setup_distance_marginalization(self):
         if 'luminosity_distance' not in self.prior.keys():