diff --git a/Two-phase-Richards/multi-patch/five_patch_domain_with_inner_patch/mesh_studies/TP-R-multi-patch-with-inner-patch.py b/Two-phase-Richards/multi-patch/five_patch_domain_with_inner_patch/mesh_studies/TP-R-multi-patch-with-inner-patch.py
index b3f83e00fbf5aacce5980293b15b8a6d51c1ce14..5232f3f578c46596f98b714b133a183284a819de 100755
--- a/Two-phase-Richards/multi-patch/five_patch_domain_with_inner_patch/mesh_studies/TP-R-multi-patch-with-inner-patch.py
+++ b/Two-phase-Richards/multi-patch/five_patch_domain_with_inner_patch/mesh_studies/TP-R-multi-patch-with-inner-patch.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ thisfile = "TP-R-multi-patch-with-inner-patch.py"
 
 # GENERAL SOLVER CONFIG  ######################################################
 # maximal iteration per timestep
-max_iter_num = 2
+max_iter_num = 1000
 FEM_Lagrange_degree = 1
 
 # GRID AND MESH STUDY SPECIFICATIONS  #########################################
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ resolutions = {
 #  for each element t_0 in starttimes.
 starttimes = {0: 0.0}
 timestep_size = 0.001
-number_of_timesteps = 5
+number_of_timesteps = 1000
 
 # LDD scheme parameters  ######################################################
 Lw1 = 0.5  # /timestep_size