diff --git a/src/lobsterpy/cli.py b/src/lobsterpy/cli.py
index 416271a6..93d1f77e 100644
--- a/src/lobsterpy/cli.py
+++ b/src/lobsterpy/cli.py
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ def get_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     auto_group.add_argument(
         "--noisecutoff",
         type=float,
-        default=None,
+        default=0.1,
         help="Sets the lower limit of icohps or icoops or icobis considered in automatic analysis",
     )
     auto_group.add_argument(
diff --git a/tests/cli/test_cli.py b/tests/cli/test_cli.py
index 67789a5d..995dda4c 100644
--- a/tests/cli/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/cli/test_cli.py
@@ -191,13 +191,7 @@ def test_cli_interactive_plotter_cobi(self):
     def test_cli_interactive_plotter_coops(self, tmp_path):
         os.chdir(TestDir / "test_data/CdF_comp_range")
         # tests skip showing plots generated using automatic interactive plotter
-        args = [
-            "auto-plot-ia",
-            "--orbitalresolved",
-            "--hideplot",
-            "--coops",
-            "--allbonds",
-        ]
+        args = ["auto-plot-ia", "--orbitalresolved", "--hideplot", "--coops", "--allbonds", "--noisecutoff", "0.001"]
         test = get_parser().parse_args(args)
         run(test)