diff --git a/Tests/Data/LIE/Mechanics/mohr_coulomb_load_path.prj b/Tests/Data/LIE/Mechanics/mohr_coulomb_load_path.prj
index 27cdd9f4f85068648715034e0831ee9e027361ab..bc9d676c85df48cd6731ddfaa2290875a6a88270 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/LIE/Mechanics/mohr_coulomb_load_path.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/LIE/Mechanics/mohr_coulomb_load_path.prj
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
                 <cohesion>cohesion</cohesion>
                 <penalty_aperture_cutoff>10e-6</penalty_aperture_cutoff>
                 <tension_cutoff>1</tension_cutoff>
+                <nonlinear_solver>
+                    <maximum_iterations>100</maximum_iterations>
+                    <error_tolerance>1e-10</error_tolerance>
+                </nonlinear_solver>
             </fracture_model>
             <fracture_properties>
                 <material_id>0</material_id>
diff --git a/Tests/Data/LIE/Mechanics/single_joint_displacement_controlled.prj b/Tests/Data/LIE/Mechanics/single_joint_displacement_controlled.prj
index f92f98a832f46722c43007ace7ddf2056881dbc3..b8deb674a9051eb709b1a9116c92c86a83988bef 100644
--- a/Tests/Data/LIE/Mechanics/single_joint_displacement_controlled.prj
+++ b/Tests/Data/LIE/Mechanics/single_joint_displacement_controlled.prj
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
                 <cohesion>cohesion</cohesion>
                 <penalty_aperture_cutoff>1e-7</penalty_aperture_cutoff>
                 <tension_cutoff>1</tension_cutoff>
+                <nonlinear_solver>
+                    <maximum_iterations>1000</maximum_iterations>
+                    <error_tolerance>1e-12</error_tolerance>
+                </nonlinear_solver>
             </fracture_model>
             <fracture_properties>
                 <material_id>1</material_id>