diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 74813bb..0370f0c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ now you know what you can pass as the args to the program, but theres a pipe sti
 `COA` - change compressor attack<br>
 `RDV` - gain but not audio but rds gain<br>
 `PAU` - pause, kinda, it will cancel out any audio, you could use `GAI 0` but you could forgor the old gain value, right?<br>
-`PIV` - gain but not audio or rds but stereo pilot gain<br>
+`PIV` - gain but not audio or rds but stereo pilot gain (default = 0.9)<br>
 <br>
 and thats all, and remember kids dont pirate
 
diff --git a/src/pifmrds/fm_mpx.c b/src/pifmrds/fm_mpx.c
index db2d9b6..394565b 100644
--- a/src/pifmrds/fm_mpx.c
+++ b/src/pifmrds/fm_mpx.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ int fm_mpx_get_samples(float *mpx_buffer, int drds, float compressor_decay, floa
                 if(1) {
                     mpx_buffer[i] +=  4.05*(out_left+out_right) + // Stereo sum signal
                         4.05 * carrier_38[phase_38] * (out_left-out_right) + // Stereo difference signal
-                       (pilot_volume-0.1)*carrier_19[phase_19];                  // Stereo pilot tone (doing 0.1 minus to balance it out, as by default its 0.9, but to make the 1.0 the normal value of the volume)
+                       pilot_volume*carrier_19[phase_19];                  // Stereo pilot tone (doing 0.1 minus to balance it out, as by default its 0.9, but to make the 1.0 the normal value of the volume)
 
                     phase_19++;
                     phase_38++;
diff --git a/src/pifmrds/pi_fm_rds.cpp b/src/pifmrds/pi_fm_rds.cpp
index 57e2711..b2d375e 100644
--- a/src/pifmrds/pi_fm_rds.cpp
+++ b/src/pifmrds/pi_fm_rds.cpp
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     float compressor_max_gain_recip = 0.01;
     int enable_compressor = 1;
     float rds_volume = 1.0;
-    float pilot_volume = 1.0;
+    float pilot_volume = 0.9;
     int ta = 0;
     int tp = 0;
     int af_size = 0;