diff --git a/Framework/WorkflowAlgorithms/src/AlignAndFocusPowder.cpp b/Framework/WorkflowAlgorithms/src/AlignAndFocusPowder.cpp
index 5d72d3ea23b90ef53f24472b4eae6773e27a7b0a..5fab657ddcaa1e822e292e0cf8b5f5ff608253e5 100644
--- a/Framework/WorkflowAlgorithms/src/AlignAndFocusPowder.cpp
+++ b/Framework/WorkflowAlgorithms/src/AlignAndFocusPowder.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void AlignAndFocusPowder::init() {
                                                          Direction::Input),
                   "Compress events (in "
                   "microseconds) within this "
-                  "tolerance. (Default 0.01)");
+                  "tolerance. (Default 1e-5)");
   declareProperty(
       make_unique<PropertyWithValue<double>>("CompressWallClockTolerance",
                                              EMPTY_DBL(), mustBePositive,