diff --git a/lib/dictBuilder/cover.c b/lib/dictBuilder/cover.c
index 1fe8d89ee..7ac7eb1c3 100644
--- a/lib/dictBuilder/cover.c
+++ b/lib/dictBuilder/cover.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static COVER_ctx_t *g_ctx = NULL;
  */
 static size_t COVER_sum(const size_t *samplesSizes, unsigned firstSample, unsigned lastSample) {
   size_t sum = 0;
-  size_t i;
+  unsigned i;
   for (i = firstSample; i < lastSample; ++i) {
     sum += samplesSizes[i];
   }
@@ -540,13 +540,12 @@ static int COVER_ctx_init(COVER_ctx_t *ctx, const void *samplesBuffer,
                           const size_t *samplesSizes, unsigned nbSamples,
                           unsigned d, double splitPoint) {
   const BYTE *const samples = (const BYTE *)samplesBuffer;
-  const unsigned first = 0;
-  const size_t totalSamplesSize = COVER_sum(samplesSizes, first, nbSamples);
+  const unsigned kFirst = 0;
+  const size_t totalSamplesSize = COVER_sum(samplesSizes, kFirst, nbSamples);
   /* Split samples into testing and training sets */
-  double tmp = (double)nbSamples * splitPoint;
-  const unsigned nbTrainSamples = (unsigned)tmp;
+  const unsigned nbTrainSamples = (unsigned)((double)nbSamples * splitPoint);
   const unsigned nbTestSamples = nbSamples - nbTrainSamples;
-  const size_t trainingSamplesSize = COVER_sum(samplesSizes, first, nbTrainSamples);
+  const size_t trainingSamplesSize = COVER_sum(samplesSizes, kFirst, nbTrainSamples);
   const size_t testSamplesSize = COVER_sum(samplesSizes, nbTrainSamples, nbSamples);
   /* Checks */
   if (totalSamplesSize < MAX(d, sizeof(U64)) ||
@@ -560,7 +559,7 @@ static int COVER_ctx_init(COVER_ctx_t *ctx, const void *samplesBuffer,
     DISPLAYLEVEL(1, "Total number of training samples is %u and is invalid.", nbTrainSamples);
     return 0;
   }
-  /* Check if there's testing sample when splitPoint is nonzero */
+  /* Check if there's testing sample when splitPoint is not 1.0 */
   if (nbTestSamples < 1 && splitPoint < 1.0) {
     DISPLAYLEVEL(1, "Total number of testing samples is %u and is invalid.", nbTestSamples);
     return 0;
diff --git a/programs/zstdcli.c b/programs/zstdcli.c
index 28bed2309..5408d2a51 100644
--- a/programs/zstdcli.c
+++ b/programs/zstdcli.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ static U32 g_ldmMinMatch = 0;
 static U32 g_ldmHashEveryLog = LDM_PARAM_DEFAULT;
 static U32 g_ldmBucketSizeLog = LDM_PARAM_DEFAULT;
 
+#define DEFAULT_SPLITPOINT 0.8
 
 /*-************************************
 *  Display Macros
@@ -277,21 +278,20 @@ static unsigned longCommandWArg(const char** stringPtr, const char* longCommand)
  */
 static unsigned parseCoverParameters(const char* stringPtr, ZDICT_cover_params_t* params)
 {
-    unsigned splitPercentage = 100;
     memset(params, 0, sizeof(*params));
     for (; ;) {
         if (longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "k=")) { params->k = readU32FromChar(&stringPtr); if (stringPtr[0]==',') { stringPtr++; continue; } else break; }
         if (longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "d=")) { params->d = readU32FromChar(&stringPtr); if (stringPtr[0]==',') { stringPtr++; continue; } else break; }
         if (longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "steps=")) { params->steps = readU32FromChar(&stringPtr); if (stringPtr[0]==',') { stringPtr++; continue; } else break; }
         if (longCommandWArg(&stringPtr, "split=")) {
-          splitPercentage = readU32FromChar(&stringPtr);
+          unsigned splitPercentage = readU32FromChar(&stringPtr);
           params->splitPoint = (double)splitPercentage / 100.0;
           if (stringPtr[0]==',') { stringPtr++; continue; } else break;
         }
         return 0;
     }
     if (stringPtr[0] != 0) return 0;
-    DISPLAYLEVEL(4, "cover: k=%u\nd=%u\nsteps=%u\nsplitPoint=%d\n", params->k, params->d, params->steps, splitPercentage);
+    DISPLAYLEVEL(4, "cover: k=%u\nd=%u\nsteps=%u\nsplit=%u\n", params->k, params->d, params->steps, (unsigned)(params->splitPoint * 100));
     return 1;
 }
 
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ static ZDICT_cover_params_t defaultCoverParams(void)
     memset(&params, 0, sizeof(params));
     params.d = 8;
     params.steps = 4;
+    params.splitPoint = DEFAULT_SPLITPOINT;
     return params;
 }
 #endif