diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf58074..307bc82 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ libmf::Model::params()
     .lambda_q1(0.0)                // coefficient of L1-norm regularization on Q
     .lambda_q2(0.1)                // coefficient of L2-norm regularization on Q
     .learning_rate(0.1)            // learning rate
-    .alpha(0.1)                    // importance of negative entries
+    .alpha(1.0)                    // importance of negative entries
     .c(0.0001)                     // desired value of negative entries
     .nmf(false)                    // perform non-negative MF (NMF)
     .quiet(false);                 // no outputs to stdout