diff --git a/AutFN_orbit.jl b/AutFN_orbit.jl
index a568755..650a306 100644
--- a/AutFN_orbit.jl
+++ b/AutFN_orbit.jl
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function parse_commandline()
         "--iterations"
             help = "set maximal number of iterations for the SDP solver (default: 20000)"
             arg_type = Int
-            default = 100000
+            default = 60000
         "--upper-bound"
             help = "Set an upper bound for the spectral gap"
             arg_type = Float64
diff --git a/SL_orbit.jl b/SL_orbit.jl
index 7e3eab1..d7c0344 100644
--- a/SL_orbit.jl
+++ b/SL_orbit.jl
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ function parse_commandline()
         "--iterations"
             help = "set maximal number of iterations for the SDP solver (default: 20000)"
             arg_type = Int
-            default = 200000
+            default = 60000
         "--upper-bound"
             help = "Set an upper bound for the spectral gap"
             arg_type = Float64