diff --git a/conf/application.conf b/conf/application.conf
index 29e568e2..29f6cfbf 100644
--- a/conf/application.conf
+++ b/conf/application.conf
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ transformation.updates.start="2013-06-01"
 transformation.updates.interval.size=50
 transformation.geo.lookup.server="https://search.mapzen.com/v1/search"
 transformation.geo.lookup.key="search-xxxxxx" # see https://mapzen.com/documentation/search/api-keys-rate-limits/
-transformation.geo.lookup.threshold=0.7
+transformation.geo.lookup.threshold=0.675
 transformation.sigel.repository="http://gnd-proxy.lobid.org/oai/repository"
 
 data.input.dir = "app/transformation/input/"