diff --git a/lynse/api/native_api/low_level.py b/lynse/api/native_api/low_level.py
index 4cd279e..92422bb 100644
--- a/lynse/api/native_api/low_level.py
+++ b/lynse/api/native_api/low_level.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def __init__(
             logger.warning('The recommended chunk size is between 10,000 and 500,000.')
 
         # In order to have enough data to index the segment
-        raise_if(ValueError, chunk_size <= 1000, 'chunk_size must greater than 1000.')
+        raise_if(ValueError, chunk_size < 1000, 'chunk_size must greater than or equal to 1000.')
 
         self._database_path = database_path
         self._database_name = Path(database_path).parent.name