diff --git a/doc/manual/source/the-model-file.rst b/doc/manual/source/the-model-file.rst
index 46789fa078d9a8e75ffda46afe614f3634f5d370..afefaea10934469140c0cefd8d07dc1debb8d49d 100644
--- a/doc/manual/source/the-model-file.rst
+++ b/doc/manual/source/the-model-file.rst
@@ -7577,7 +7577,7 @@ the :comm:`bvar_forecast` command.
 
     .. option:: conf_sig = DOUBLE
 
-        Level of significance for confidence interval. Default: ``0.90``.
+        Level of significance for confidence interval. Default: ``0.80``.
 
     *Output*