diff --git a/src/meshIO/private/meshIO.cpp b/src/meshIO/private/meshIO.cpp
index 8674af3..ee8a6b3 100644
--- a/src/meshIO/private/meshIO.cpp
+++ b/src/meshIO/private/meshIO.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ MeshIO::MeshIO(const std::string &mesh_file)
     }
     else
     {
-        mesh_ = mfem::Mesh(mesh_stream, 1, 2);
+        mesh_ = mfem::Mesh(mesh_stream, 1, 10);
         loaded_ = true;
     }
 }