diff --git a/dune/gfe/targetspacertrsolver.cc b/dune/gfe/targetspacertrsolver.cc
index 2e9a2d3bb80a064c3510ac41d3c38bf976c07d43..2e11e9ea3c6a5c490c7e717302dd0513763af07f 100644
--- a/dune/gfe/targetspacertrsolver.cc
+++ b/dune/gfe/targetspacertrsolver.cc
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ setup(const AverageDistanceAssembler<TargetSpace>* assembler,
     innerIterations_          = innerIterations;
     innerTolerance_           = innerTolerance;
     this->verbosity_          = NumProc::QUIET;
-    minNumberOfIterations_    = 4;
+    minNumberOfIterations_    = 1;
 
 #ifdef USE_GAUSS_SEIDEL_SOLVER
     // ////////////////////////////////