diff --git a/opm/simulators/linalg/PreconditionerFactory.hpp b/opm/simulators/linalg/PreconditionerFactory.hpp
index c2fa06488..fc1647f6a 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/linalg/PreconditionerFactory.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/linalg/PreconditionerFactory.hpp
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ private:
         // graph might be unsymmetric and hence not supported by the PTScotch/ParMetis
         // calls in DUNE. Accumulating to 1 skips PTScotch/ParMetis
         criterion.setAccumulate(static_cast<Dune::Amg::AccumulationMode>(prm.get<int>("accumulate", 1)));
+        criterion.setProlongationDampingFactor(prm.get<double>("prolongationdamping", 1.6));
+        criterion.setMaxDistance(prm.get<int>("maxdistance", 2));
+        criterion.setMaxConnectivity(prm.get<int>("maxconnectivity", 15));
+        criterion.setMaxAggregateSize(prm.get<int>("maxaggsize", 6));
+        criterion.setMinAggregateSize(prm.get<int>("minaggsize", 4));
         return criterion;
     }
 
diff --git a/opm/simulators/linalg/setupPropertyTree.cpp b/opm/simulators/linalg/setupPropertyTree.cpp
index 6cfed90e0..209324319 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/linalg/setupPropertyTree.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/linalg/setupPropertyTree.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ setupCPR(const std::string& conf, const FlowLinearSolverParameters& p)
     // graph might be unsymmetric and hence not supported by the PTScotch/ParMetis
     // calls in DUNE. Accumulating to 1 skips PTScotch/ParMetis
     prm.put("preconditioner.coarsesolver.preconditioner.accumulate", 1);
+    prm.put("preconditioner.coarsesolver.preconditioner.prolongationdamping", 1.6);
+    prm.put("preconditioner.coarsesolver.preconditioner.maxdistance", 2);
+    prm.put("preconditioner.coarsesolver.preconditioner.maxconnectivity", 15);
+    prm.put("preconditioner.coarsesolver.preconditioner.maxaggsize", 6);
+    prm.put("preconditioner.coarsesolver.preconditioner.minaggsize", 4);
     return prm;
 }
 
@@ -93,6 +98,11 @@ setupAMG([[maybe_unused]] const std::string& conf, const FlowLinearSolverParamet
     // graph might be unsymmetric and hence not supported by the PTScotch/ParMetis
     // calls in DUNE. Accumulating to 1 skips PTScotch/ParMetis
     prm.put("preconditioner.accumulate", 1);
+    prm.put("preconditioner.prolongationdamping", 1.6);
+    prm.put("preconditioner.maxdistance", 2);
+    prm.put("preconditioner.maxconnectivity", 15);
+    prm.put("preconditioner.maxaggsize", 6);
+    prm.put("preconditioner.minaggsize", 4);
     return prm;
 }