diff --git a/eval/config_celeba_grow.ini b/eval/config_celeba_grow.ini
index 0e17e71ed157fd9cc7fec128e40c02094d96f0e0..03772c4d4b51431a55ed34aa6f52272388cc2e29 100644
--- a/eval/config_celeba_grow.ini
+++ b/eval/config_celeba_grow.ini
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ addresses_filepath = ip_addr_6Machines.json
 [SHARING]
 sharing_package = decentralizepy.sharing.GrowingAlpha
 sharing_class = GrowingAlpha
-init_alpha=0.05
+init_alpha=0.10
 max_alpha=0.75
 k=8
-metadata_cap=0.6
+metadata_cap=0.65
diff --git a/eval/config_femnist_grow.ini b/eval/config_femnist_grow.ini
index e718a45f2e560989c8a0d2d6fa0f88e6eedda65e..b9b0abead67226698276248c730fb3024627171e 100644
--- a/eval/config_femnist_grow.ini
+++ b/eval/config_femnist_grow.ini
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ addresses_filepath = ip_addr_6Machines.json
 [SHARING]
 sharing_package = decentralizepy.sharing.GrowingAlpha
 sharing_class = GrowingAlpha
-init_alpha=0.05
+init_alpha=0.10
 max_alpha=0.75
 k=8
-metadata_cap=0.6
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+metadata_cap=0.65
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