diff --git a/srslte/lib/fec/viterbi.c b/srslte/lib/fec/viterbi.c
index 68c0fb461..0e15de2a9 100644
--- a/srslte/lib/fec/viterbi.c
+++ b/srslte/lib/fec/viterbi.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 #define TB_ITER 3
 
-#define DEFAULT_GAIN 127
+#define DEFAULT_GAIN 100
 
 //#undef LV_HAVE_SSE