diff --git a/cosserat-continuum.parset b/cosserat-continuum.parset
index 4fac690cfd552df5dc6901564e63128db298baa0..71cb85b90f8b4aab7900cc2d77e8935d6d9f7074 100644
--- a/cosserat-continuum.parset
+++ b/cosserat-continuum.parset
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 numLevels = 1
 
 # Number of homotopy steps for the Dirichlet boundary conditions
-numHomotopySteps = 2
+numHomotopySteps = 1
 
 # Tolerance of the trust region solver
 tolerance = 1e-12