diff --git a/test/freeflow/navierstokes/kovasznay/params.input b/test/freeflow/navierstokes/kovasznay/params.input
index 52c4a9dc4e6c74bbb419b6795b833276855233eb..cc2040813f2582c472132ac7d0f8838ee4a5d639 100644
--- a/test/freeflow/navierstokes/kovasznay/params.input
+++ b/test/freeflow/navierstokes/kovasznay/params.input
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ LiquidKinematicViscosity = 0.025
 MaxSteps = 10
 MaxRelativeShift = 1e-5
 
+[LinearSolver]
+ResidualReduction = 1e-5
+Preconditioner.Iterations = 3
+
 [Vtk]
 WriteFaceData = false