diff --git a/src/THcHodoscope.cxx b/src/THcHodoscope.cxx
index 1db52acc11a449ad553070ae3288f4cb9e8a343b..39d1c9c0f2a092ef7ddc31fc75a2c0c547d10d37 100644
--- a/src/THcHodoscope.cxx
+++ b/src/THcHodoscope.cxx
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ Int_t THcHodoscope::FineProcess( TClonesArray& tracks )
 
   // * now define a 3/4 or 4/4 trigger of only good scintillators the value
   // * is specified in htracking.param...
-  if ( fTestSum > fTrackEffTestNScinPlanes ){
+  if ( fTestSum >= fTrackEffTestNScinPlanes ){
     fGoodScinHits = 1;
     for (Int_t ifidx = fxLoScin[0]; ifidx < fxHiScin[0]; ifidx ++ ){
       if ( fSweet1XScin == ifidx )