diff --git a/opm/simulators/flow/BlackoilModelParametersEbos.hpp b/opm/simulators/flow/BlackoilModelParametersEbos.hpp
index 4a8631e2d..3fe292105 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/flow/BlackoilModelParametersEbos.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/flow/BlackoilModelParametersEbos.hpp
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ struct MaxInnerIterWells<TypeTag, TTag::FlowModelParameters> {
 };
 template<class TypeTag>
 struct ShutUnsolvableWells<TypeTag, TTag::FlowModelParameters> {
-    static constexpr bool value = false;
+    static constexpr bool value = true;
 };
 template<class TypeTag>
 struct AlternativeWellRateInit<TypeTag, TTag::FlowModelParameters> {
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ struct AlternativeWellRateInit<TypeTag, TTag::FlowModelParameters> {
 };
 template<class TypeTag>
 struct StrictOuterIterWells<TypeTag, TTag::FlowModelParameters> {
-    static constexpr int value = 99;
+    static constexpr int value = 6;
 };
 template<class TypeTag>
 struct StrictInnerIterWells<TypeTag, TTag::FlowModelParameters> {
@@ -297,12 +297,12 @@ struct EnableWellOperabilityCheckIter<TypeTag, TTag::FlowModelParameters> {
 template<class TypeTag>
 struct RelaxedWellFlowTol<TypeTag, TTag::FlowModelParameters> {
     using type = GetPropType<TypeTag, Scalar>;
-    static constexpr type value = 1;
+    static constexpr type value = 1e-3;
 };
 template<class TypeTag>
 struct RelaxedPressureTolMsw<TypeTag, TTag::FlowModelParameters> {
     using type = GetPropType<TypeTag, Scalar>;
-    static constexpr type value = 0.5e5;
+    static constexpr type value = 1.0e4;
 };
 template<class TypeTag>
 struct MaximumNumberOfWellSwitches<TypeTag, TTag::FlowModelParameters> {