diff --git a/examples/1_Simple/permanent_magnet_simple.py b/examples/1_Simple/permanent_magnet_simple.py
index f4b87dbfa..c12d233b6 100755
--- a/examples/1_Simple/permanent_magnet_simple.py
+++ b/examples/1_Simple/permanent_magnet_simple.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
 # Set some hyperparameters for the optimization
 kwargs = initialize_default_kwargs('GPMO')
-kwargs['K'] = 40000
+kwargs['K'] = 5000
 kwargs['nhistory'] = 100
 
 # Optimize the permanent magnets greedily