diff --git a/cosserat-continuum.cc b/cosserat-continuum.cc
index fb27547e7deb913d8a92f4653a09325c78a2ebe5..d4b68675f3d2d2116e6a3bfa33a6511acf3e26fe 100644
--- a/cosserat-continuum.cc
+++ b/cosserat-continuum.cc
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void dirichletValues(const FieldVector<double,dim>& in, FieldVector<double,3>& o
                      double homotopy
 )
 {
-    double angle = M_PI/4;
+    double angle = 8*M_PI;
     angle *= homotopy;
 
     // center of rotation