diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2b11e76b012ecea9c82731e2462d4515a0a41f86..27746ee7adb1b77eef6c06d9b43ad51904213875 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## v1.3.0dev
 
-* Change min_mapq behavior by removing pairs only when the two mates have a mapq<min_mapq
 * Add HiCExplorer distance decay quality control
 * Add HiCExplorer TADs calling
 * Add insulation score TADs calling
diff --git a/bin/mergeSAM.py b/bin/mergeSAM.py
index b40fd2363a97fe6ecb1cb11abc610648af1226b5..a907fd77438307ffc808ce7d5ac0d7684c22f5f8 100755
--- a/bin/mergeSAM.py
+++ b/bin/mergeSAM.py
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                 ## both mapped
                 elif r1.is_unmapped == False and r2.is_unmapped == False:
                     ## quality
-                    if mapq != None and (r1.mapping_quality < int(mapq) and r2.mapping_quality < int(mapq)):
+                    if mapq != None and (r1.mapping_quality < int(mapq) or r2.mapping_quality < int(mapq)):
                         lowq_pairs_counter += 1
                         continue