diff --git a/straxen/plugins/peaks/_peak_positions_base.py b/straxen/plugins/peaks/_peak_positions_base.py
index e71f741ec..84335dae5 100644
--- a/straxen/plugins/peaks/_peak_positions_base.py
+++ b/straxen/plugins/peaks/_peak_positions_base.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 export, __all__ = strax.exporter()
 
-DEFAULT_POSREC_ALGO = "mlp"
+DEFAULT_POSREC_ALGO = "cnf"
 
 
 @export