diff --git a/docs/examples/howto_meshplotlib/plot_aspect_ratios.py b/docs/examples/howto_meshplotlib/plot_aspect_ratios.py
index 015c7cfe4ba08d0f67b257407db23d4643c75547..aba979aeda7aa980f458198e276a7b6b372b4d3b 100644
--- a/docs/examples/howto_meshplotlib/plot_aspect_ratios.py
+++ b/docs/examples/howto_meshplotlib/plot_aspect_ratios.py
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ fig = plot(
 # ratio.
 
 # %%
-fig = plot(custom_mesh(np.pi, np.pi * 2), "example")
+fig = plot(custom_mesh(np.pi, np.pi * 3), "example")
 # %% [markdown]
 # The same is true here:
 
 # %%
 fig = plot(
-    [custom_mesh(np.pi, np.pi * 2), custom_mesh(np.pi, np.pi * 2)], "example"
+    [custom_mesh(np.pi, np.pi * 3), custom_mesh(np.pi, np.pi * 3)], "example"
 )
 
 # %% [markdown]
diff --git a/ogstools/meshplotlib/plot_setup_defaults.py b/ogstools/meshplotlib/plot_setup_defaults.py
index 35f8e03cedacc604bc4c7dbb26ecb88ee97462bc..7d53febb4b8818b856ea160503417b489c56e205 100644
--- a/ogstools/meshplotlib/plot_setup_defaults.py
+++ b/ogstools/meshplotlib/plot_setup_defaults.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ setup_dict = {
     "default_cmap": "RdBu_r",
     "dpi": 120,
     "fig_scale": 1.0,
-    "min_ax_aspect": 1.0,
+    "min_ax_aspect": 0.5,
     "max_ax_aspect": 2.0,
     "invert_colorbar": False,
     "layout": "compressed",