diff --git a/Numeric/gmshLaplace.cpp b/Numeric/gmshLaplace.cpp
index 3eea76f3a8c6060e2efde2ffc8373311181a12de..28b06b0c54a4ee43c029c86d8b29c7f62380b2f3 100644
--- a/Numeric/gmshLaplace.cpp
+++ b/Numeric/gmshLaplace.cpp
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ void gmshLaplaceTerm::elementMatrix(MElement *e, gmshMatrix<double> &m) const
 
   //check for positive scheme
 //   //printf("ELEM\n");
-   for (int j = 0; j < nbNodes; j++){
-     double sum = m(j,0)+m(j,1)+m(j,2);
-     if (sum < 0.0){
-       printf("Sum LINE gmshLaplace Term NEG <0  %g %g %g\n", m(j,0),m(j,1),m(j,2));
+//   for (int j = 0; j < nbNodes; j++){
+//     double sum = m(j,0)+m(j,1)+m(j,2);
+//     if (sum < 0.0){
+//       printf("Sum LINE gmshLaplace Term NEG <0  %g %g %g\n", m(j,0),m(j,1),m(j,2));
 //       for (int k = 0; k < nbNodes; k++)	m(j,k) = -1.;
 //       m(j,j) = (nbNodes-1);
      }
diff --git a/benchmarks/stl/PelvisHEMI_CLASS_GEO.geo b/benchmarks/stl/PelvisHEMI_CLASS_GEO.geo
index 7fe21a3b92136d13312e0b976c17b2fcc0b34374..6fdd4b88975437d05a63d6547ab048b9c5b8219b 100644
--- a/benchmarks/stl/PelvisHEMI_CLASS_GEO.geo
+++ b/benchmarks/stl/PelvisHEMI_CLASS_GEO.geo
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Mesh.CharacteristicLengthFactor=0.01;
+Mesh.CharacteristicLengthFactor=0.03;
 
 Merge "PelvisHEMI_CLASS.msh";
 CreateTopology;