diff --git a/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.cpp b/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.cpp
index 359040ec..f9a17067 100644
--- a/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/libipa/camera_sensor_helper.cpp
@@ -872,6 +872,7 @@ class CameraSensorHelperOv8865 : public CameraSensorHelper
 public:
 	CameraSensorHelperOv8865()
 	{
+		blackLevel_ = 1024;
 		gain_ = AnalogueGainLinear{ 1, 0, 0, 128 };
 	}
 };