diff --git a/cardmech/conf/elasticity_benchmarks/beam.conf b/cardmech/conf/elasticity_benchmarks/beam.conf
index 5e567e8832b30b8fa01a3b2a47abf8914431ebe6..0508ac8c4f65dae1fce3448f6c2198e2742ef087 100644
--- a/cardmech/conf/elasticity_benchmarks/beam.conf
+++ b/cardmech/conf/elasticity_benchmarks/beam.conf
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ StretchFactorNormal = 4.0
 ######################
 # Material Parameters#
 ######################
-ActiveMaterial = Linear
+#ActiveMaterial = Linear
 #ActiveMaterial = NeoHooke
-ActiveMaterial = Bonet
-#ActiveMaterial = Holzapfel
+#ActiveMaterial = Bonet
+ActiveMaterial = Holzapfel
 
 Density = 0.00
 #Density = 0.001
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Density = 0.00
 # Volumetric Penalty
 #------------------------
 Incompressible = false
-QuasiCompressiblePenalty = None
+QuasiCompressiblePenalty = Ciarlet
 VolumetricPenalty = 2
 PermeabilityPenalty = 2
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ presmoothing = 3;
 postsmoothing = 3;
 
 DGSign=-1.0
-DGPenalty=7.0
+DGPenalty=100.0
 Overlap = dG1
 #Overlap = NoOverlap
 Overlap_Distribution = 1
diff --git a/cardmech/conf/elasticity_benchmarks/ellipsoid.conf b/cardmech/conf/elasticity_benchmarks/ellipsoid.conf
index 06b3e4f94a8c693d1f47fa191451897e8943c89c..56a6c4f80fdac53e5f65ae0a34e8cbba2cc1605d 100644
--- a/cardmech/conf/elasticity_benchmarks/ellipsoid.conf
+++ b/cardmech/conf/elasticity_benchmarks/ellipsoid.conf
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ h_min=1e-6
 
 Model = ActiveStrainElasticity
 MechModel = Static
-MechDiscretization = Conforming
+#MechDiscretization = Conforming
 MechDiscretization = DG
 
 CalculateReference = 1
 ReferenceLevel = 3
-InterpolateStartVector = true
+InterpolateStartVector = false
 
 MechProblem = FullEllipsoid
 MechMeshPart = vessel_base
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ PressureDepth = 0
 DebugPressure = 1
 
 MechLevel = 0
-MechPolynomialDegree = 2
+MechPolynomialDegree = 1
 
 WithPrestress=false
 PrestressSteps=5
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ StretchFactorNormal = 4.0
 ######################
 # Material Parameters#
 ######################
-#ActiveMaterial = Linear
+ActiveMaterial = Linear
 #ActiveMaterial = NeoHooke
 #ActiveMaterial = Bonet
 ActiveMaterial = Holzapfel
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Density = 0.00
 # Volumetric Penalty
 #------------------------
 Incompressible = false
-QuasiCompressiblePenalty = Ciarlet
+QuasiCompressiblePenalty = None
 VolumetricPenalty = 20
 PermeabilityPenalty = 20
 
@@ -163,8 +163,11 @@ presmoothing = 3;
 postsmoothing = 3;
 
 
-Overlap = NoOverlap
-Overlap_Distribution = 0
+DGSign=-1.0
+DGPenalty=25.0
+Overlap = dG1
+#Overlap = NoOverlap
+Overlap_Distribution = 1
 
 DebugLevel = 0;
 TimeLevel = 0;
diff --git a/cardmech/conf/m++.conf b/cardmech/conf/m++.conf
index cdb4c4a93469d270e55a5c6ee188dcd3630f96e6..fabf01ed2b35f81bfa818bfca9688bbdc62264af 100644
--- a/cardmech/conf/m++.conf
+++ b/cardmech/conf/m++.conf
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ GeoPath = ../geo/
 # === Cardiac Mechanics ================
 #loadconf = coupled.conf
 #loadconf = klotz.conf
-loadconf = elasticity_benchmarks/beam.conf
-#loadconf = elasticity_benchmarks/ellipsoid.conf
+#loadconf = elasticity_benchmarks/beam.conf
+loadconf = elasticity_benchmarks/ellipsoid.conf
 loadconf = elasticity.conf
 # ======================================
 # = Default Solver Configuration Files =