diff --git a/Two-phase-Richards/two-patch/TP-R-two-patch-test-case/TP-R-2-patch-realistic-same-intrinsic-perm.py b/Two-phase-Richards/two-patch/TP-R-two-patch-test-case/TP-R-2-patch-realistic-same-intrinsic-perm.py
index 9687f3275a38041343e93799bbbf612914d9e1a5..163ff3d323e60e006beaeb4f68da10c1ace2c412 100755
--- a/Two-phase-Richards/two-patch/TP-R-two-patch-test-case/TP-R-2-patch-realistic-same-intrinsic-perm.py
+++ b/Two-phase-Richards/two-patch/TP-R-two-patch-test-case/TP-R-2-patch-realistic-same-intrinsic-perm.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ thisfile = "TP-R-2-patch-realistic-same-intrinsic-perm.py"
 
 # GENERAL SOLVER CONFIG  ######################################################
 # maximal iteration per timestep
-max_iter_num = 250
+max_iter_num = 1000
 FEM_Lagrange_degree = 1
 
 # GRID AND MESH STUDY SPECIFICATIONS  #########################################
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ resolutions = {
                 # 4: 1e-5,
                 # 8: 1e-5,
                 # 16: 5e-6,
-                32: 2e-6,
+                32: 5e-6,
                 # 64: 2e-6,
                 # 128: 2e-6,
                 # 256: 1e-6,