diff --git a/code/config/numerics.config b/code/config/numerics.config
index ea43cd561..e5a4937da 100644
--- a/code/config/numerics.config
+++ b/code/config/numerics.config
@@ -69,5 +69,5 @@ update_gamma              0            # Update Gamma-operator with current dPdF
 divergence_correction     0            # Use dimension-independent divergence criterion 
 myspectralsolver          basic        # Type of spectral solver (basic: basic, basicPETSc: basic with PETSc, AL: augmented Lagrange)
 myfilter                  none         # Type of filtering method to mitigate Gibb's phenomenon (none, cosine, ...)
-petsc_options             -snes_type ngmres -snes_ngmres_anderson -snes_view    # PetSc solver options
+petsc_options             -snes_type ngmres -snes_ngmres_anderson # PetSc solver options
 regridMode                0            # 0: no regrid; 1: regrid if DAMASK doesn't converge; 2: regrid if DAMASK or BVP Solver doesn't converge 
diff --git a/code/debug.f90 b/code/debug.f90
index d3653ad7d..cf81df5b8 100644
--- a/code/debug.f90
+++ b/code/debug.f90
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ module debug
 
 #ifdef PETSc 
  character(len=1024), parameter, public :: &
-   PETScDebug = ' -snes_view -snes_monitor' 
+   PETScDebug = ' -snes_view -snes_monitor ' 
 #endif
  public :: debug_init, &
            debug_reset, &
diff --git a/code/numerics.f90 b/code/numerics.f90
index 6a4024fd7..eccc7398c 100644
--- a/code/numerics.f90
+++ b/code/numerics.f90
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ character(len=64), protected, public :: &
                                 myfilter                   = 'none'                                 !< spectral filtering method
 character(len=1024), protected, public :: &
                                 petsc_options              = '-snes_type ngmres &
-                                                              -snes_ngmres_anderson '
+                                                             &-snes_ngmres_anderson '
 integer(pInt), protected, public :: &
                                 fftw_planner_flag          =  32_pInt, &                            !< conversion of fftw_plan_mode to integer, basically what is usually done in the include file of fftw
                                 itmax                      =  20_pInt, &                            !< maximum number of iterations