diff --git a/src/lzsa.c b/src/lzsa.c
index 4d4a49d..0d85cf8 100755
--- a/src/lzsa.c
+++ b/src/lzsa.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #define OPT_FAVOR_RATIO    4
 #define OPT_RAW_BACKWARD   8
 
-#define TOOL_VERSION "1.0.9"
+#define TOOL_VERSION "1.1.0"
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
diff --git a/src/shrink_block_v1.c b/src/shrink_block_v1.c
index a13f27d..c785f70 100644
--- a/src/shrink_block_v1.c
+++ b/src/shrink_block_v1.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static void lzsa_optimize_forward_v1(lzsa_compressor *pCompressor, const int nSt
          }
 
          if (!nFavorRatio && nNumLiterals == 1)
-            nCodingChoiceCost += MODESWITCH_PENALTY * 3;
+            nCodingChoiceCost += MODESWITCH_PENALTY;
 
          lzsa_arrival *pDestArrival = &arrival[((i + 1) << MATCHES_PER_OFFSET_SHIFT)];
          if (pDestArrival->from_slot == 0 ||
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static void lzsa_optimize_forward_v1(lzsa_compressor *pCompressor, const int nSt
                int exists = 0;
 
                if (!nFavorRatio && !arrival[(i << MATCHES_PER_OFFSET_SHIFT) + j].num_literals)
-                  nCodingChoiceCost += MODESWITCH_PENALTY * 3;
+                  nCodingChoiceCost += MODESWITCH_PENALTY;
 
                for (n = 0;
                   n < 3 && arrival[((i + k) << MATCHES_PER_OFFSET_SHIFT) + n].from_slot && arrival[((i + k) << MATCHES_PER_OFFSET_SHIFT) + n].cost <= nCodingChoiceCost;
diff --git a/src/shrink_block_v2.c b/src/shrink_block_v2.c
index a1e2a59..13e721d 100644
--- a/src/shrink_block_v2.c
+++ b/src/shrink_block_v2.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static void lzsa_optimize_forward_v2(lzsa_compressor *pCompressor, const unsigne
          }
 
          if (!nFavorRatio && nNumLiterals == 1)
-            nCodingChoiceCost += MODESWITCH_PENALTY * 3;
+            nCodingChoiceCost += MODESWITCH_PENALTY;
 
          int exists = 0;
          for (n = 0;
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static void lzsa_optimize_forward_v2(lzsa_compressor *pCompressor, const unsigne
                int exists = 0;
 
                if (!nFavorRatio && !arrival[(i << MATCHES_PER_OFFSET_SHIFT) + j].num_literals)
-                  nCodingChoiceCost += MODESWITCH_PENALTY*3;
+                  nCodingChoiceCost += MODESWITCH_PENALTY;
 
                for (n = 0; 
                   n < NMATCHES_PER_OFFSET && pDestSlots[n].from_slot && pDestSlots[n].cost <= nCodingChoiceCost;
diff --git a/src/shrink_context.h b/src/shrink_context.h
index 05542b2..a63ddac 100644
--- a/src/shrink_context.h
+++ b/src/shrink_context.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LAST_MATCH_OFFSET 4
 #define LAST_LITERALS 1
 
-#define MODESWITCH_PENALTY 1
+#define MODESWITCH_PENALTY 3
 
 /** One match */
 typedef struct _lzsa_match {