diff --git a/Solver/TESTCASES/Advection1D.lua b/Solver/TESTCASES/Advection1D.lua
index 0caaa663be1564ab5767a42199d8968ef374bb53..f8994e7e8bde69ccb239cad44b668cf6e282bc11 100644
--- a/Solver/TESTCASES/Advection1D.lua
+++ b/Solver/TESTCASES/Advection1D.lua
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ model:load ('edge.geo')
 -- model:save ('edge.msh')
 model:load ('edge.msh')
 dg = dgSystemOfEquations (model)
-dg:setOrder(0)
+dg:setOrder(1)
 
 -- conservation law
 -- advection speed
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ dg:exportSolution('output/Adv1D-00000')
 -- main loop
 n = 5
 for i=1,100*n do
-  norm = dg:RK44(0.03)
+  norm = dg:RK44_limiter(0.03)
   if (i % n == 0) then 
     print('iter',i,norm)
     dg:exportSolution(string.format("output/Adv1D-%05d", i)) 
diff --git a/Solver/TESTCASES/ForwardFacingStep.lua b/Solver/TESTCASES/ForwardFacingStep.lua
index 2c4ccff29aeabd9c746d0f1ae3c98f4bf3901f5b..d1bbe4aeab5fee353e59554e65febac1b6a93c44 100644
--- a/Solver/TESTCASES/ForwardFacingStep.lua
+++ b/Solver/TESTCASES/ForwardFacingStep.lua
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
-MACH = 3;
-RHO  = 1.0;
-PRES = 1./(MACH*RHO*RHO*1.4*1.4) 
-V = 1.0 
-SOUND = V/MACH
+MACH = 1.0;
+GAMMA = 1.4;
+U = 3.0
+V = 0.0 
+RHO  = 1.4;
+
+PRES = RHO*U*U/(GAMMA*MACH*MACH)
+--PRES = 1;
+--PRES = ./(MACH*RHO*RHO*GAMMA*GAMMA) 
+
+SOUND = math.sqrt(U*U+V*V)/MACH
 
 --[[ 
      Function for initial conditions
@@ -10,9 +16,9 @@ SOUND = V/MACH
 function free_stream( XYZ, FCT )
   for i=0,XYZ:size1()-1 do
     FCT:set(i,0,RHO) 
-    FCT:set(i,1,RHO*V) 
-    FCT:set(i,2,0.0) 
-    FCT:set(i,3, 0.5*RHO*V*V+PRES/0.4) 
+    FCT:set(i,1,RHO*U) 
+    FCT:set(i,2,RHO*V) 
+    FCT:set(i,3, 0.5*RHO*(U*U+V*V)+PRES/(RHO*GAMMA-1)) 
   end
 end
 
@@ -25,18 +31,19 @@ print'*** Loading the mesh and the model ***'
 myModel   = GModel  ()
 myModel:load ('step.geo')
 myModel:load ('step.msh')
+
 print'*** Create a dg solver ***'
 DG = dgSystemOfEquations (myModel)
 DG:setOrder(order)
+FS = functionLua(4, 'free_stream', {'XYZ'}):getName()
+
 law=dgPerfectGasLaw2d()
 DG:setConservationLaw(law)
-law:addBoundaryCondition('Walls',law:newWallBoundary())
-
-FS = functionLua(4, 'free_stream', {'XYZ'}):getName()
 
+law:addBoundaryCondition('Walls',law:newWallBoundary())
 law:addBoundaryCondition('LeftRight',law:newOutsideValueBoundary(FS))
-DG:setup()
 
+DG:setup()
 
 print'*** setting the initial solution ***'
 
@@ -53,10 +60,10 @@ LC = 0.1*.1
 dt = .3*LC/(SOUND+V);
 print('DT=',dt)
 
-for i=1,10000 do
-    norm = DG:RK44_limiter(dt)
+for i=1,10 do
+    norm = DG:RK44_limiter(0.1*dt)
     print('*** ITER ***',i,norm)
-    if (i % 100 == 0) then 
+    if (i % 1 == 0) then 
        DG:exportSolution(string.format("output/solution-%06d", i)) 
     end
 end
diff --git a/Solver/TESTCASES/step.geo b/Solver/TESTCASES/step.geo
index b101b8c6dd916b18924ec1e295f0ccac8d43cd91..560bc22e2b48cafec8a9bdb0e6038f2dc4f095be 100644
--- a/Solver/TESTCASES/step.geo
+++ b/Solver/TESTCASES/step.geo
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Point(1) = {0, 0, 0, .1};
-Point(2) = {.5, 0, 0, .1};
-Point(3) = {.5, .25, 0, .1};
-Point(4) = {3, .25, 0, .1};
-Point(5) = {3, 1, 0, .1};
+Point(2) = {.6, 0, 0, .1};
+Point(3) = {.6, .2, 0, .1};
+Point(4) = {2.4, .2, 0, .1};
+Point(5) = {2.4, 1, 0, .1};
 Point(6) = {0, 1, 0, .1};
 Line(1) = {6, 5};
 Line(2) = {5, 4};
@@ -14,5 +14,4 @@ Line Loop(7) = {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1};
 Plane Surface(8) = {7};
 Physical Line("Walls") = {1, 3, 4, 5};
 Physical Line("LeftRight") = {2, 6};
-//Physical Line("LeftRight") = {1,2,3,4,5,6};
 Physical Surface("Body") = {8};