diff --git a/bwamem.c b/bwamem.c
index 00e0cc1..b9cdd82 100644
--- a/bwamem.c
+++ b/bwamem.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ mem_opt_t *mem_opt_init()
 	o->split_factor = 1.5;
 	o->chunk_size = 10000000;
 	o->n_threads = 1;
-	o->max_hits = 10;
+	o->max_hits = 5;
 	o->max_matesw = 50;
 	o->mask_level_redun = 0.95;
 	o->min_chain_weight = 0;
diff --git a/fastmap.c b/fastmap.c
index 3156ca3..cc5c1af 100644
--- a/fastmap.c
+++ b/fastmap.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int main_mem(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	opt = mem_opt_init();
 	memset(&opt0, 0, sizeof(mem_opt_t));
-	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "epaFMCSPHYk:c:v:s:r:t:R:A:B:O:E:U:w:L:d:T:Q:D:m:I:N:W:x:G:")) >= 0) {
+	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "epaFMCSPHYk:c:v:s:r:t:R:A:B:O:E:U:w:L:d:T:Q:D:m:I:N:W:x:G:h:")) >= 0) {
 		if (c == 'k') opt->min_seed_len = atoi(optarg), opt0.min_seed_len = 1;
 		else if (c == 'x') mode = optarg;
 		else if (c == 'w') opt->w = atoi(optarg), opt0.w = 1;
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ int main_mem(int argc, char *argv[])
 		else if (c == 'r') opt->split_factor = atof(optarg), opt0.split_factor = 1.;
 		else if (c == 'D') opt->drop_ratio = atof(optarg), opt0.drop_ratio = 1.;
 		else if (c == 'm') opt->max_matesw = atoi(optarg), opt0.max_matesw = 1;
+		else if (c == 'h') opt->max_hits = atoi(optarg), opt0.max_hits = 1;
 		else if (c == 's') opt->split_width = atoi(optarg), opt0.split_width = 1;
 		else if (c == 'G') opt->max_chain_gap = atoi(optarg), opt0.max_chain_gap = 1;
 		else if (c == 'N') opt->max_chain_extend = atoi(optarg), opt0.max_chain_extend = 1;
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 3505ce7..7a05e80 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 
 #ifndef PACKAGE_VERSION
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "0.7.8-r748-dirty"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "0.7.8-r749-dirty"
 #endif
 
 int bwa_fa2pac(int argc, char *argv[]);