diff --git a/htsinfer/cli.py b/htsinfer/cli.py
index 217d6ce..6850600 100644
--- a/htsinfer/cli.py
+++ b/htsinfer/cli.py
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def __call__(
         dest="lib_type_mates_cutoff",
         metavar="FLOAT",
         type=float,
-        default=0.95,
+        default=0.85,
         help=(
             "minimum fraction of mates that can be mapped to compatible loci "
             "and are considered concordant pairs / all mates"