diff --git a/src/MEDS_tabular_automl/configs/launch_xgboost.yaml b/src/MEDS_tabular_automl/configs/launch_xgboost.yaml
index 4fc1383..af3735d 100644
--- a/src/MEDS_tabular_automl/configs/launch_xgboost.yaml
+++ b/src/MEDS_tabular_automl/configs/launch_xgboost.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ hydra:
       seed: 1
     study_name: null #study_${now:%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S}
     storage: null
-    direction: minimize
+    direction: maximize
     n_trials: 250
     n_jobs: 25