diff --git a/examples/KelvinHelmholtz_2D/kelvinHelmholtz.yml b/examples/KelvinHelmholtz_2D/kelvinHelmholtz.yml
index 4d121a6f1c484fbdef717398ee5024f98cab3751..a229ecbdedba00d334ad9d3b80dce187b4ac0224 100644
--- a/examples/KelvinHelmholtz_2D/kelvinHelmholtz.yml
+++ b/examples/KelvinHelmholtz_2D/kelvinHelmholtz.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ InternalUnitSystem:
   UnitCurrent_in_cgs:  1   # Amperes
   UnitTemp_in_cgs:     1   # Kelvin
 
+Scheduler:
+  max_top_level_cells: 30
+  
 # Parameters governing the time integration
 TimeIntegration:
   time_begin: 0.    # The starting time of the simulation (in internal units).
diff --git a/examples/SodShock_2D/sodShock.yml b/examples/SodShock_2D/sodShock.yml
index e7e01fa36bf93105371aa97336e18535e4078853..7ee61adf38b41012ed4d77a882640b826f15dec1 100644
--- a/examples/SodShock_2D/sodShock.yml
+++ b/examples/SodShock_2D/sodShock.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ InternalUnitSystem:
   UnitCurrent_in_cgs:  1   # Amperes
   UnitTemp_in_cgs:     1   # Kelvin
 
+Scheduler:
+  max_top_level_cells: 60
+  
 # Parameters governing the time integration
 TimeIntegration:
   time_begin: 0.    # The starting time of the simulation (in internal units).
diff --git a/examples/SquareTest_2D/square.yml b/examples/SquareTest_2D/square.yml
index a4a9e5dea8e31920ea0c5b63275f47e69da719e2..40ccf41cec99f82f9c208f9f719323d32caea19b 100644
--- a/examples/SquareTest_2D/square.yml
+++ b/examples/SquareTest_2D/square.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ InternalUnitSystem:
   UnitCurrent_in_cgs:  1   # Amperes
   UnitTemp_in_cgs:     1   # Kelvin
 
+Scheduler:
+  max_top_level_cells: 15
+  
 # Parameters governing the time integration
 TimeIntegration:
   time_begin: 0.    # The starting time of the simulation (in internal units).