diff --git a/test/freeflow/navierstokes/donea/params.input b/test/freeflow/navierstokes/donea/params.input
index 4414bad88aed36c8be4690e9bb75d3ef9ee575a5..332bb54c8535efe756f98db2e538404b659f9b24 100644
--- a/test/freeflow/navierstokes/donea/params.input
+++ b/test/freeflow/navierstokes/donea/params.input
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 UpperRight = 1 1
 Cells = 40 40
 Overlap = 1
+# when refining grid make sure overlap stays 1 (only 1 currently works)
+KeepPhysicalOverlap = true
+Refinement = 0
 
 [Problem]
 Name = test_donea # name passed to the output routines