diff --git a/code/numerics.config b/code/numerics.config
index 3cb7af291..12891256c 100644
--- a/code/numerics.config
+++ b/code/numerics.config
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ aTol_crystalliteStress    1.0e-8      # absolute tolerance in crystallite stress
 
 aTol_RGC                  1.0e+4      # absolute tolerance of RGC residuum (in Pa)
 rTol_RGC                  1.0e-3      # relative ...
-aMax_RGC                  1.0e+12     # absolute upper-limit of RGC residuum (in Pa)
-rMax_RGC                  1.0e+4      # relative ...
-perturbPenalty_RGC        1.0e-8      # perturbation for computing penalty tangent
-relevantMismatch_RGC      1.0e-6      # minimum threshold of mismatch
+aMax_RGC                  1.0e+10     # absolute upper-limit of RGC residuum (in Pa)
+rMax_RGC                  1.0e+2      # relative ...
+perturbPenalty_RGC        1.0e-7      # perturbation for computing penalty tangent
+relevantMismatch_RGC      1.0e-5      # minimum threshold of mismatch
 fixed_seed                1234        # put any number larger than zero, integer, if you want to have a pseudo random distribution