diff --git a/dG3D/benchmarks/microNonLocalDamage/idealHole.py b/dG3D/benchmarks/microNonLocalDamage/idealHole.py
index ecae818c78584f7e81e61c0a131f3d9c408cd729..f0ff70ff80f3acc180752512bafc620a02586adb 100644
--- a/dG3D/benchmarks/microNonLocalDamage/idealHole.py
+++ b/dG3D/benchmarks/microNonLocalDamage/idealHole.py
@@ -116,6 +116,6 @@ mysolver.solve()
 # test check
 check = TestCheck()
 check.equal(2.086450e+01,mysolver.getHomogenizedStress(0,0),1.e-4)
-check.equal(-3.40648E+03,mysolver.getHomogenizedTangent(0,0,0,0),1.e-4)
+check.equal(-3.407270e+03,mysolver.getHomogenizedTangent(0,0,0,0),1.e-4)
 
 
diff --git a/dG3D/benchmarks/pathFollowingMultiscale/model.py b/dG3D/benchmarks/pathFollowingMultiscale/model.py
index 3cc85390a529b87b7a963d7d5080bf31eedcadf8..6c8ec8c4f6f9aab248059490bff1ca07674c723a 100644
--- a/dG3D/benchmarks/pathFollowingMultiscale/model.py
+++ b/dG3D/benchmarks/pathFollowingMultiscale/model.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ sol = 2  # Gmm=0 (default) Taucs=1 PETsc=2
 soltype =1 # StaticLinear=0 (default) StaticNonLinear=1
 nstep = 16  # number of step (used only if soltype=1)
 ftime =1.   # Final time (used only if soltype=1)
-tol=1.e-4  # relative tolerance for NR scheme (used only if soltype=1)
+tol=1.e-5  # relative tolerance for NR scheme (used only if soltype=1)
 nstepArch=1 # Number of step between 2 archiving (used only if soltype=1)
 
 
@@ -173,5 +173,5 @@ mysolver.archivingNodeDisplacement(5,1)
 mysolver.solve()
 
 check = TestCheck()
-check.equal(-3.492118e+02,mysolver.getArchivedForceOnPhysicalGroup("Edge", 1, 1),1.e-4)
+check.equal(-3.568956e+02,mysolver.getArchivedForceOnPhysicalGroup("Edge", 1, 1),1.e-4)