diff --git a/mhcflurry/predict_command.py b/mhcflurry/predict_command.py
index 03c92a133295762936b4737fcef472d64c97e09a..05c4c8090de7966f81d5930880e962ea96009ede 100644
--- a/mhcflurry/predict_command.py
+++ b/mhcflurry/predict_command.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ parser.add_argument(
 parser.add_argument(
     "--predictor",
     choices=("class1-allele-specific-single", "class1-allele-specific-ensemble"),
-    default="class1-allele-specific-single",
+    default="class1-allele-specific-ensemble",
     help="Predictor to use. Default: %(default)s.")
 
 parser.add_argument(