diff --git a/code/config/numerics.config b/code/config/numerics.config
index 39cfa858f..b64bdf2dd 100644
--- a/code/config/numerics.config
+++ b/code/config/numerics.config
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ discrepancyPower_RGC      5.0
 fixed_seed                0           # put any number larger than zero, integer, if you want to have a pseudo random distribution
 
 ## spectral parameters ##
-err_div_tol               1.0e-4      # 1.0e-4 proposed by Suquet
-err_stress_tolrel         0.01        # relative tolerance for fullfillment of stress BC
+err_div_tol               0.1         # Div(P)/avg(P)*meter
+err_stress_tolrel         0.01        # relative tolerance for fulfillment of stress BC
 fftw_timelimit           -1.0         # timelimit of plan creation for FFTW, see manual on www.fftw.org, Default -1.0: disable timelimit
 rotation_tol              1.0e-12     # tolerance of rotation specified in loadcase, Default 1.0e-12: first guess
-fftw_plan_mode            FFTW_PATIENT# reads the planing-rigor flag, see manual on www.fftw.org, Default FFTW_PATIENT: use patiant planner flag    
+fftw_plan_mode            FFTW_PATIENT# reads the planing-rigor flag, see manual on www.fftw.org, Default FFTW_PATIENT: use patient planner flag    
 itmax                     20          # Maximum iteration number
 itmin                     2           # Minimum iteration number
 memory_efficient          1           # Precalculate Gamma-operator (81 double per point)
diff --git a/code/numerics.f90 b/code/numerics.f90
index 4d86be95f..2f00fb6d0 100644
--- a/code/numerics.f90
+++ b/code/numerics.f90
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ real(pReal) ::                  relevantStrain             =  1.0e-7_pReal, &
                                 volDiscrMod_RGC            =  1.0e+12_pReal, &               ! stiffness of RGC volume discrepancy (zero = without volume discrepancy constraint)
                                 volDiscrPow_RGC            =  5.0_pReal, &                   ! powerlaw penalty for volume discrepancy
 !* spectral parameters:
-                                err_div_tol                =  1.0e-4_pReal, &                ! error of divergence in fourier space, Default 1.0e-4: proposed by Suquet
+                                err_div_tol                =  0.1_pReal, &                   ! Div(P)/avg(P)*meter
                                 err_stress_tolrel          =  0.01_pReal , &                 ! relative tolerance for fullfillment of stress BC, Default: 0.01 allowing deviation of 1% of maximum stress 
                                 fftw_timelimit             = -1.0_pReal, &                   ! sets the timelimit of plan creation for FFTW, see manual on www.fftw.org, Default -1.0: disable timelimit
                                 rotation_tol               =  1.0e-12_pReal                  ! tolerance of rotation specified in loadcase, Default 1.0e-12: first guess
-character(len=64) ::            fftw_plan_mode             = 'FFTW_PATIENT'                  ! reads the planing-rigor flag, see manual on www.fftw.org, Default FFTW_PATIENT: use patiant planner flag
+character(len=64) ::            fftw_plan_mode             = 'FFTW_PATIENT'                  ! reads the planing-rigor flag, see manual on www.fftw.org, Default FFTW_PATIENT: use patient planner flag
 integer(pInt) ::                fftw_planner_flag          =  -1_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
                                 itmin                      =  2_pInt                         ! minimum number of iterations