diff --git a/examples/IsolatedGalaxy/IsolatedGalaxy_feedback/isolated_galaxy.yml b/examples/IsolatedGalaxy/IsolatedGalaxy_feedback/isolated_galaxy.yml
index 86b9c4381149cfb9ee30cecc291f0d33d73dfa64..b5ed93c3d3b60d9efd2c091e60dedf138d3dc91f 100644
--- a/examples/IsolatedGalaxy/IsolatedGalaxy_feedback/isolated_galaxy.yml
+++ b/examples/IsolatedGalaxy/IsolatedGalaxy_feedback/isolated_galaxy.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ InternalUnitSystem:
 
 # Parameters for the self-gravity scheme
 Gravity:
-  eta:          0.025               # Constant dimensionless multiplier for time integration.
-  theta:        0.7                 # Opening angle (Multipole acceptance criterion).
-  max_physical_DM_softening:     0.1       # Physical softening length (in internal units).
-  max_physical_baryon_softening: 0.1       # Physical softening length (in internal units).
+  eta:          0.025                 # Constant dimensionless multiplier for time integration.
+  theta:        0.7                   # Opening angle (Multipole acceptance criterion).
+  max_physical_DM_softening:     0.35 # Physical softening length (in internal units).
+  max_physical_baryon_softening: 0.35 # Physical softening length (in internal units).
 
 # Parameters governing the time integration (Set dt_min and dt_max to the same value for a fixed time-step run.)
 TimeIntegration:
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ HernquistPotential:
   diskfraction:    0.040   # Disk mass fraction
   bulgefraction:   0.014   # Bulge mass fraction
   timestep_mult:   0.01    # Dimensionless pre-factor for the time-step condition, basically determines the fraction of the orbital time we use to do the time integration
-  epsilon:         0.1     # Softening size (internal units)
+  epsilon:         0.35     # Softening size (internal units)
  
 # EAGLE star formation parameters
 EAGLEStarFormation:
diff --git a/examples/IsolatedGalaxy/IsolatedGalaxy_starformation/isolated_galaxy.yml b/examples/IsolatedGalaxy/IsolatedGalaxy_starformation/isolated_galaxy.yml
index fe57f693b0fcba6d8bc70c0fddf2d9dce2e60b99..86c3a469bdf0918eacefe6b155be39e636d87f8d 100644
--- a/examples/IsolatedGalaxy/IsolatedGalaxy_starformation/isolated_galaxy.yml
+++ b/examples/IsolatedGalaxy/IsolatedGalaxy_starformation/isolated_galaxy.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ InternalUnitSystem:
 Gravity:
   eta:          0.025                 # Constant dimensionless multiplier for time integration.
   theta:        0.7                   # Opening angle (Multipole acceptance criterion).
-  max_physical_DM_softening:     0.1  # Physical softening length (in internal units).
-  max_physical_baryon_softening: 0.1  # Physical softening length (in internal units).
+  max_physical_DM_softening:     0.2  # Physical softening length (in internal units).
+  max_physical_baryon_softening: 0.2  # Physical softening length (in internal units).
 
 # Parameters governing the time integration (Set dt_min and dt_max to the same value for a fixed time-step run.)
 TimeIntegration:
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ HernquistPotential:
   diskfraction:              0.040   # Disk mass fraction
   bulgefraction:              0.014   # Bulge mass fraction
   timestep_mult:   0.01     # Dimensionless pre-factor for the time-step condition, basically determines the fraction of the orbital time we use to do the time integration
-  epsilon:         0.01      # Softening size (internal units)
+  epsilon:         0.2      # Softening size (internal units)
  
 # EAGLE star formation parameters
 EAGLEStarFormation: