diff --git a/src/parallel_file_reader.hpp b/src/parallel_file_reader.hpp
index 93a208c..fe55065 100644
--- a/src/parallel_file_reader.hpp
+++ b/src/parallel_file_reader.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "translation.hpp"
 
-#define BREAKPOINT_POS 10000
+#define BREAKPOINT_POS 1000000
 
 struct alignment_t
 {