diff --git a/PeakOTron.py b/PeakOTron.py
index 54bda55c33c6f413a7bc717ce512589da2b6f803..2315e82f0f31375e43a8b885a650daec71e66446 100644
--- a/PeakOTron.py
+++ b/PeakOTron.py
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ class PeakOTron:
     
     def __init__(self,
                  verbose=False,
-                 n_call_minuit=2000,
-                 n_iterations_minuit = 50
+                 n_call_minuit=1000,
+                 n_iterations_minuit = 10
                 ):