diff --git a/src/alignToMeth.cpp b/src/alignToMeth.cpp
index 94d0bc1..16770aa 100644
--- a/src/alignToMeth.cpp
+++ b/src/alignToMeth.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ int byread(BamTools::BamAlignment al,
         al.GetTag("XM:Z:", Meth);
         std::string strand="+";
         if (al.IsReverseStrand()) {
-            std::reverse(Meth.begin(), Meth.end());
+            // std::reverse(Meth.begin(), Meth.end());
             strand="-";
         }
         for (int i = 0; i < al.QueryBases.size(); i++) {
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 741f06c..44d0084 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char * argv[])
         //default distance cutoff: 72 // trying to match seq length
         int d=72;
         //default read coverage: 60 
-        int cov=60;
+        int cov=10;
         
         std::cerr << "Default program paramters for methclone: \nMax loci width: " << d << " bp" << std::endl;
         std::cerr << "Min methylation difference cutoff: " << m << "%" << std::endl;