diff --git a/config/config.yaml b/config/config.yaml
index 520156c..a525b53 100644
--- a/config/config.yaml
+++ b/config/config.yaml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ liftover_root: "resources/references/liftover/"
 
 # Settings for the pairwise alignment
 pw_alignment:
-  match: 1
+  match: 2
   gap: -1
-  mismatch: -2
+  mismatch: -1
 
 samples: ['17_08']