diff --git a/src/immersedBoundary/immersedBoundary/immersedPoly/immersedPoly.C b/src/immersedBoundary/immersedBoundary/immersedPoly/immersedPoly.C
index 201718e20..2a0dc2d01 100644
--- a/src/immersedBoundary/immersedBoundary/immersedPoly/immersedPoly.C
+++ b/src/immersedBoundary/immersedBoundary/immersedPoly/immersedPoly.C
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const Foam::debug::tolerancesSwitch
 Foam::immersedPoly::tolerance_
 (
     "immersedPolyTolerance",
-    1e-2
+    1e-4
 );
 
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const Foam::debug::tolerancesSwitch
 Foam::immersedPoly::liveFactor_
 (
     "immersedPolyLiveFactor",
-    1e-4
+    0.01
 );