diff --git a/lib/template.js b/lib/template.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/template.js
+++ b/lib/template.js
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
           Value: cf.getAtt(prefixed('DeadLetterQueue'), 'QueueName')
         }
       ],
-      ComparisonOperator: 'GreaterThanThreshold'
+      ComparisonOperator: 'GreaterThanOrEqualToThreshold'
     }
   };
change deadletter comparison op to >= 1