diff --git a/ffsubsync/ffsubsync.py b/ffsubsync/ffsubsync.py
index 7d5d4c3..9a808a2 100755
--- a/ffsubsync/ffsubsync.py
+++ b/ffsubsync/ffsubsync.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ def try_sync(
             if args.output_encoding != "same":
                 out_subs = out_subs.set_encoding(args.output_encoding)
             suppress_output_thresh = args.suppress_output_if_offset_less_than
-            if offset_seconds >= (suppress_output_thresh or 0):
+            if offset_seconds >= (suppress_output_thresh or float("-inf")):
                 logger.info("writing output to {}".format(srtout or "stdout"))
                 out_subs.write_file(srtout)
             else: