diff --git a/code/config/numerics.config b/code/config/numerics.config
index ed9426371..9b56451c7 100644
--- a/code/config/numerics.config
+++ b/code/config/numerics.config
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ err_p_tol                 1e-5         # tolerance for compatible and incompatib
 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 patient planner flag    
-itmax                     20           # Maximum iteration number
+itmax                     250          # Maximum iteration number
 itmin                     2            # Minimum iteration number
 maxCutBack                3            # maximum cut back level (0: 1, 1: 0.5, 2: 0.25, etc) 
 memory_efficient          1            # Precalculate Gamma-operator (81 double per point)
diff --git a/code/numerics.f90 b/code/numerics.f90
index adc01260f..73c41e3cb 100644
--- a/code/numerics.f90
+++ b/code/numerics.f90
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ module numerics
                                                              &-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
+                                itmax                      =  250_pInt, &                           !< maximum number of iterations
                                 itmin                      =  2_pInt, &                             !< minimum number of iterations
                                 maxCutBack                 =  3_pInt, &                             !< max number of cut backs
                                 regridMode                 =  0_pInt, &                             !< 0: no regrid; 1: regrid if DAMASK doesn't converge; 2: regrid if DAMASK or BVP Solver doesn't converge