diff --git a/gstlal-inspiral/bin/gstlal_inspiral b/gstlal-inspiral/bin/gstlal_inspiral
index 84631b69667dd336bd22b8ea3830c76baf629d9a..cbd6a36d69f5e13914e2cc50a619950a15e02850 100755
--- a/gstlal-inspiral/bin/gstlal_inspiral
+++ b/gstlal-inspiral/bin/gstlal_inspiral
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ for output_file_number, (svd_bank_url_dict, output_url, ranking_stat_output_url,
 			rankingstat.numerator.set_horizon_factors(horizon_factors)
 	if rankingstat is None:
 		rankingstat = far.RankingStat(template_ids = template_ids, instruments = all_instruments, delta_t = options.coincidence_threshold, min_instruments = options.min_instruments, horizon_factors = horizon_factors)
-		rankingstat.numerator.add_signal_model(df = 40)
+		rankingstat.numerator.add_signal_model()
 
 
 	#