diff --git a/cpp/switchchain_canonical_properties.cpp b/cpp/switchchain_canonical_properties.cpp
index c923ce7fff08f522a2d55c94f3cc0b8b66013e18..91b95eb33f4f6282501da1139e4458a7d6eab311 100644
--- a/cpp/switchchain_canonical_properties.cpp
+++ b/cpp/switchchain_canonical_properties.cpp
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     auto getMeasurements = [](int n, float tau) {
         (void)n;
         (void)tau;
-        return 100;
+        return 500;
     };
     auto getMeasureSkip = [](int n, float tau) {
         (void)tau;
-        return 10 * n; // Take a sample every ... steps
+        return 20 * n; // Take a sample every ... steps
     };
 
     // Output file
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     outfile << "tauValues: " << tauValues << std::endl;
     outfile << "Canonical degree sequence.\n";
     outfile << "mixingTime: 50 * (50 - 5 (tau - 2)) n\n";
-    outfile << "measurements: 100\n";
-    outfile << "measureSkip: 10 n\n";
+    outfile << "measurements: 500\n";
+    outfile << "measureSkip: 20 n\n";
     outfile << "data:\n";
     outfile << "1: {n,tau}\n";
     outfile << "2: avgTriangles\n";