diff --git a/libsrc/occ/occgenmesh.cpp b/libsrc/occ/occgenmesh.cpp
index 643d1d9a..38354bc6 100644
--- a/libsrc/occ/occgenmesh.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/occ/occgenmesh.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace netgen
 #define TCL_ERROR 1
 
 #define DIVIDEEDGESECTIONS 10000   // better solution to come soon
-#define IGNORECURVELENGTH 1e-4
+#define IGNORECURVELENGTH 0
 #define VSMALL 1e-10
 
 
diff --git a/libsrc/occ/occgeom.hpp b/libsrc/occ/occgeom.hpp
index 372bcc06..52fe6601 100644
--- a/libsrc/occ/occgeom.hpp
+++ b/libsrc/occ/occgeom.hpp
@@ -115,10 +115,11 @@ namespace netgen
     // int resthcloseedgeenable = true;
 
     /// Minimum edge length to be used for dividing edges to mesh points
-    double resthminedgelen = 0.001;
+    // double resthminedgelen = 0.001;
+    double resthminedgelen = 1e-4;
 
     /// Enable / Disable use of the minimum edge length (by default use 1e-4)
-    int resthminedgelenenable = true;
+    int resthminedgelenenable = false;
 
     /*!
       Dump all the OpenCascade specific meshing parameters 
diff --git a/libsrc/occ/occpkg.cpp b/libsrc/occ/occpkg.cpp
index 21cf0822..8df3a289 100644
--- a/libsrc/occ/occpkg.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/occ/occpkg.cpp
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ namespace netgen
 
     virtual void SetParameters (Tcl_Interp * interp) 
     {
-      occparam.resthminedgelen = 
-	atof (Tcl_GetVar (interp, "::stloptions.resthminedgelen", 0));
-	  occparam.resthminedgelenenable = 
-	atoi (Tcl_GetVar (interp, "::stloptions.resthminedgelenenable", 0));
+      // occparam.resthminedgelen = 
+      //   atof (Tcl_GetVar (interp, "::stloptions.resthminedgelen", 0));
+      //     occparam.resthminedgelenenable = 
+      //   atoi (Tcl_GetVar (interp, "::stloptions.resthminedgelenenable", 0));
       if(auto geo = dynamic_pointer_cast<OCCGeometry>(ng_geometry); geo)
         geo->SetOCCParameters(occparam);
     }