diff --git a/gts2_client/gts2_client.py b/gts2_client/gts2_client.py
index d152d3c9688c3c6d71f93b3735ea596ce4360c1a..df28c0ff49ac035f9606e78191b412e708ada88b 100755
--- a/gts2_client/gts2_client.py
+++ b/gts2_client/gts2_client.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def get_defaults():
         "end_date" : "",
         "coreg" : False,
         "max_cloudy" : "0.5",
-        "minimum_fill" : "0.12",
+        "minimum_fill" : "0.8",
         "utm_zone" : "",
         "stack_resolution" : "10",
         "rgb_extension" : "jpg",