diff --git a/src/detectors/BEMC/BEMC.cc b/src/detectors/BEMC/BEMC.cc
index 36b2d9953f..0dcbd9a513 100644
--- a/src/detectors/BEMC/BEMC.cc
+++ b/src/detectors/BEMC/BEMC.cc
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ extern "C" {
             .resolutionTDC = EcalBarrelScFi_resolutionTDC,
             .thresholdFactor = 0.0, // use only thresholdValue
             .thresholdValue = 5.0, // 16384 ADC counts/1500 MeV * 0.5 MeV (desired threshold) = 5.46
-            .sampFrac = "0.10200085",
+            .sampFrac = "0.09320426",
             .readout = "EcalBarrelScFiHits",
             .layerField = "layer",
             .sectorField = "sector",