diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index be84883730b225e0935abf05383e3cc083a316b4..637b908d1c6ecae3c9327812b63d1c1a719f6083 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     } else if(strncmp(compression, "high", 4) == 0) {
       epsilon = 1e-10;
     } else if(strncmp(compression, "disabled", 6) == 0) {
-      epsilon = 1e-18;
+      epsilon = 1e-16;
     }
   } else {
     compression = "low";