diff --git a/pyro/compressible/problems/inputs.convection b/pyro/compressible/problems/inputs.convection
index 332d3f30e..c3d7a49cf 100644
--- a/pyro/compressible/problems/inputs.convection
+++ b/pyro/compressible/problems/inputs.convection
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # simple inputs files for the four-corner problem.
 
 [driver]
-max_steps = 10000
+max_steps = 100000
 tmax = 25.0
 
 
diff --git a/pyro/compressible/problems/inputs.convection.big b/pyro/compressible/problems/inputs.convection.big
index 6d8eac428..e1e116cb3 100644
--- a/pyro/compressible/problems/inputs.convection.big
+++ b/pyro/compressible/problems/inputs.convection.big
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # simple inputs files for the four-corner problem.
 
 [driver]
-max_steps = 10000
+max_steps = 100000
 tmax = 25.0