diff --git a/workflow/scripts/pool_and_psuedoreplicate.py b/workflow/scripts/pool_and_psuedoreplicate.py
index ec626b2697d8bb426a5678ac3547e47e1e0a7dc4..72a255811b06fa5eb5e8226951a9edc61c70bb4c 100644
--- a/workflow/scripts/pool_and_psuedoreplicate.py
+++ b/workflow/scripts/pool_and_psuedoreplicate.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def get_args():
 
     parser.add_argument('-c', '--cutoff',
                         help="Cutoff ratio used for choosing controls.",
-                        type=int,
+                        type=float,
                         default=1.2)
 
     args = parser.parse_args()