diff --git a/db/zm_create.sql.in b/db/zm_create.sql.in
index cb0420a13..05353cb7f 100644
--- a/db/zm_create.sql.in
+++ b/db/zm_create.sql.in
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `Monitors` (
   `AlarmMaxFPS` decimal(5,2) default NULL,
   `FPSReportInterval` smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL default '250',
   `RefBlendPerc` tinyint(3) unsigned NOT NULL default '6',
-  `AlarmRefBlendPerc` tinyint(3) unsigned NOT NULL default '3',
+  `AlarmRefBlendPerc` tinyint(3) unsigned NOT NULL default '6',
   `Controllable` tinyint(3) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
   `ControlId` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
   `ControlDevice` varchar(255) default NULL,
diff --git a/db/zm_update-1.26.5.sql b/db/zm_update-1.26.5.sql
index 7c70d85b7..bffa09129 100644
--- a/db/zm_update-1.26.5.sql
+++ b/db/zm_update-1.26.5.sql
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ SET @s = (SELECT IF(
 	AND column_name = 'AlarmRefBlendPerc'
 	) > 0,
 "SELECT 1",
-"ALTER TABLE `Monitors` ADD `AlarmRefBlendPerc` TINYINT(3) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT '3' AFTER `RefBlendPerc`"
+"ALTER TABLE `Monitors` ADD `AlarmRefBlendPerc` TINYINT(3) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT '6' AFTER `RefBlendPerc`"
 ));
 
 PREPARE stmt FROM @s;
 EXECUTE stmt;
 
+UPDATE `Monitors` SET `AlarmRefBlendPerc` = `RefBlendPerc`;
+
 
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/monitor.php b/web/skins/classic/views/monitor.php
index c5a2c91ff..13a92dde6 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/monitor.php
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/monitor.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ else
         'AlarmMaxFPS' => "",
         'FPSReportInterval' => 1000,
         'RefBlendPerc' => 6,
-        'AlarmRefBlendPerc' => 3,
+        'AlarmRefBlendPerc' => 6,
         'DefaultView' => 'Events',
         'DefaultRate' => '100',
         'DefaultScale' => '100',