diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml
index d3c4ff0e87f358038219efd620f7610883c139d0..aad295fa96f04ffec70240678d95ee90e16dc01d 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Statistics:
 # Parameters for the self-gravity scheme
 Gravity:
   eta:                    0.025     # Constant dimensionless multiplier for time integration.
-  theta:                  0.5       # Opening angle (Multipole acceptance criterion)
+  theta:                  0.7       # Opening angle (Multipole acceptance criterion)
   mesh_side_length:       64
   comoving_DM_softening:         0.0026994 # Comoving DM softening length (in internal units).
   max_physical_DM_softening:     0.0007    # Max physical DM softening length (in internal units).
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml
index 67850cdb5ec040c459aac281f6280c74d9a52fe5..7c1ee7305fbea407b35c20a92d4c510c3d372f49 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Statistics:
 # Parameters for the self-gravity scheme
 Gravity:
   eta:                    0.025     # Constant dimensionless multiplier for time integration.
-  theta:                  0.5       # Opening angle (Multipole acceptance criterion)
+  theta:                  0.7       # Opening angle (Multipole acceptance criterion)
   mesh_side_length:       128
   comoving_DM_softening:         0.0026994 # Comoving DM softening length (in internal units).
   max_physical_DM_softening:     0.0007    # Max physical DM softening length (in internal units).
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml
index 5877b81afebe5c622b2142cd4b0d16c391aa9771..cfd3674bf5c2d6e5d098c0740cd95e6078de697a 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Statistics:
 # Parameters for the self-gravity scheme
 Gravity:
   eta:                    0.025     # Constant dimensionless multiplier for time integration.
-  theta:                  0.5       # Opening angle (Multipole acceptance criterion)
+  theta:                  0.7       # Opening angle (Multipole acceptance criterion)
   mesh_side_length:       256
   comoving_DM_softening:         0.0026994 # Comoving DM softening length (in internal units).
   max_physical_DM_softening:     0.0007    # Max physical DM softening length (in internal units).