diff --git a/gstlal-inspiral/python/far.py b/gstlal-inspiral/python/far.py
index f90ae2662c3e157e652fd49eebb70416a2078fe9..8ee67f19014e4b129d0d20a41e253a7afed16145 100644
--- a/gstlal-inspiral/python/far.py
+++ b/gstlal-inspiral/python/far.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class RankingStat(snglcoinc.LnLikelihoodRatioMixin):
 		# FIXME NOTE
 		# Here we put in a penalty for single detector triggers.
 		# This is a tuned parameter.
-		lnP = 0. if len(kwargs["snrs"]) > 1 else -14.
+		lnP = 0. if len(kwargs["snrs"]) > 1 else -9.
 
 		# full ln L ranking stat.  we define the ranking statistic
 		# to be the largest ln L from all allowed subsets of