diff --git a/opm/simulators/flow/BlackoilModelParameters.hpp b/opm/simulators/flow/BlackoilModelParameters.hpp
index 377e2699bef..a725826a10b 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/flow/BlackoilModelParameters.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/flow/BlackoilModelParameters.hpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ struct RelaxedWellFlowTol { static constexpr Scalar value = 1e-3; };
 template<class Scalar>
 struct RelaxedPressureTolMsw { static constexpr Scalar value = 1e4; };
 
-struct MaximumNumberOfWellSwitches { static constexpr int value = 3; };
+struct MaximumNumberOfWellSwitches { static constexpr int value = 10; };
 struct UseAverageDensityMsWells { static constexpr bool value = false; };
 struct LocalWellSolveControlSwitching { static constexpr bool value = true; };
 struct UseImplicitIpr { static constexpr bool value = true; };