diff --git a/gstlal-inspiral/python/lloidhandler.py b/gstlal-inspiral/python/lloidhandler.py
index c94f89fbcdf5bf16576b1105d413db60f263b808..7b32b76adac8c70f5b001ab1f00d4576a1093f47 100644
--- a/gstlal-inspiral/python/lloidhandler.py
+++ b/gstlal-inspiral/python/lloidhandler.py
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ class Handler(simplehandler.Handler):
 
 			# run stream thinca.
 			if self.stream_thinca.push(instrument, events, buf_timestamp):
-				flushed_sngls = self.stream_thinca.pull(self.rankingstat, fapfar = self.fapfar, zerolag_rankingstatpdf = self.zerolag_rankingstatpdf, coinc_sieve = lambda events: sum(event.snr**2. for event in events) >= self.rankingstat.network_snrsq_threshold)
+				flushed_sngls = self.stream_thinca.pull(self.rankingstat, fapfar = self.fapfar, zerolag_rankingstatpdf = self.zerolag_rankingstatpdf, coinc_sieve = lambda events: sum(event.snr**2. for event in events) < self.rankingstat.network_snrsq_threshold)
 				self.coincs_document.commit()
 
 				# do GraceDB alerts and update eye candy