diff --git a/Tests/UnitTests/Core/Propagator/StepperTests.cpp b/Tests/UnitTests/Core/Propagator/StepperTests.cpp
index 2836e6178e0b217ff249269215e5d712e3853702..a464f136367b45582b8ab99a6549823594cfe454 100644
--- a/Tests/UnitTests/Core/Propagator/StepperTests.cpp
+++ b/Tests/UnitTests/Core/Propagator/StepperTests.cpp
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(step_extension_vacmatvac_test) {
       propOptsDense(tgContext, mfContext);
   abortList.get<EndOfWorld>().maxX = 2_m;
   propOptsDense.abortList = abortList;
-  propOptsDense.maxSteps = 100;
+  propOptsDense.maxSteps = 1000;
   propOptsDense.maxStepSize = 1.5_m;
   propOptsDense.tolerance = 1e-8;