diff --git a/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py b/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py
index 145edd09b366b13d5dcebdb29ee247dd8fc45b8b..3c152108328248672a4abf68a49cbc876edba88c 100644
--- a/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py
+++ b/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ def run_daynight(filename, filename_l1b, day_night='ANY'):
 
 
 def run_qc(filename, filename_l1b, day_night='ANY'):
-    pass_thresh_frac = 0.3
+    pass_thresh_frac = 0.4
     x_a = 10
     x_b = 30
     y_a = x_a