diff --git a/examples/cutter/cutter.c b/examples/cutter/cutter.c
index 5954eeefcb..eeec85df13 100644
--- a/examples/cutter/cutter.c
+++ b/examples/cutter/cutter.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
   g_object_set (G_OBJECT (cutter), 
 	"threshold_dB", -40.0, 
 	"runlength", 0.5,
+        "prelength", 1.0,
 	NULL);
 
   /* create an audio src */
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/cutter/cutter.c b/tests/old/examples/cutter/cutter.c
index 5954eeefcb..eeec85df13 100644
--- a/tests/old/examples/cutter/cutter.c
+++ b/tests/old/examples/cutter/cutter.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
   g_object_set (G_OBJECT (cutter), 
 	"threshold_dB", -40.0, 
 	"runlength", 0.5,
+        "prelength", 1.0,
 	NULL);
 
   /* create an audio src */