diff --git a/config/config.default.yaml b/config/config.default.yaml
index 77732f52..42fe5e2a 100644
--- a/config/config.default.yaml
+++ b/config/config.default.yaml
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ sector:
   - nearshore    # within 50 km of sea
     # - offshore
   ammonia: false
-  min_part_load_fischer_tropsch: 0.7
+  min_part_load_fischer_tropsch: 0.5
   min_part_load_methanolisation: 0.3
   min_part_load_methanation: 0.3
   use_fischer_tropsch_waste_heat: true