diff --git a/test/nonlinear/nonlinear_matrix_free.mini b/test/nonlinear/nonlinear_matrix_free.mini
index c81b201a5a60600e9ff5a812a9a670b0d33970ca..6c2a7a6887a32bdb270e845545adc967fa069428 100644
--- a/test/nonlinear/nonlinear_matrix_free.mini
+++ b/test/nonlinear/nonlinear_matrix_free.mini
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ __exec_suffix = numdiff, symdiff | expand num
 
 lowerleft = 0.0 0.0
 upperright = 1.0 1.0
-elements = 32 32
+elements = 16 16
 elementType = simplical
 
 [wrapper.vtkcompare]
diff --git a/test/nonlinear/nonlinear_matrix_free_dg.mini b/test/nonlinear/nonlinear_matrix_free_dg.mini
index 35c11088fb1b7a306d04ba3637750235e83f7bde..537988741480e9366f921db6eb78d7d72769c366 100644
--- a/test/nonlinear/nonlinear_matrix_free_dg.mini
+++ b/test/nonlinear/nonlinear_matrix_free_dg.mini
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ __exec_suffix = numdiff, symdiff | expand num
 
 lowerleft = 0.0 0.0
 upperright = 1.0 1.0
-elements = 8 8
+elements = 4 4
 elementType = simplical
 
 [wrapper.vtkcompare]
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ extension = vtu
 numerical_jacobian = 1, 0 | expand num
 matrix_free = 1
 exact_solution_expression = g
-compare_l2errorsquared = 1e-3
+compare_l2errorsquared = 1e-2