diff --git a/src/params/smt_params_helper.pyg b/src/params/smt_params_helper.pyg
index 6cb7d315d..708d88bb6 100644
--- a/src/params/smt_params_helper.pyg
+++ b/src/params/smt_params_helper.pyg
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def_module_params(module_name='smt',
                           ('arith.nl', BOOL, True, '(incomplete) nonlinear arithmetic support based on Groebner basis and interval propagation, relevant only if smt.arith.solver=2'),
                           ('arith.nl.nra', BOOL, True, 'call nra_solver when incremental linearization does not produce a lemma, this option is ignored when arith.nl=false, relevant only if smt.arith.solver=6'),
                           ('arith.nl.nra_check_assignment', BOOL, True, 'call check_assignment in nra_solver to verify current assignment against nlsat constraints'),
-                          ('arith.nl.nra_check_assignment_max_fail', UINT, 10, 'maximum consecutive check_assignment failures before disabling it'),
+                          ('arith.nl.nra_check_assignment_max_fail', UINT, 7, 'maximum consecutive check_assignment failures before disabling it'),
                           ('arith.nl.branching', BOOL, True, 'branching on integer variables in non linear clusters'),
                           ('arith.nl.expensive_patching', BOOL, False, 'use the expensive of monomials'),
                           ('arith.nl.rounds', UINT, 1024, 'threshold for number of (nested) final checks for non linear arithmetic, relevant only if smt.arith.solver=2'),