diff --git a/src/extensions/anvil/algorithm.ts b/src/extensions/anvil/algorithm.ts
index 7d45c0b8fe77a329df5fb1aaecaadc6960fdce05..30b582e32183905649c5613a721e49be9fd929ad 100644
--- a/src/extensions/anvil/algorithm.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/anvil/algorithm.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ interface ANVILContext {
 };
 
 export const ANVILParams = {
-    numberOfSpherePoints: PD.Numeric(140, { min: 35, max: 700, step: 1 }, { description: 'Number of spheres/directions to test for membrane placement. Original value is 350.' }),
+    numberOfSpherePoints: PD.Numeric(175, { min: 35, max: 700, step: 1 }, { description: 'Number of spheres/directions to test for membrane placement. Original value is 350.' }),
     stepSize: PD.Numeric(1, { min: 0.25, max: 4, step: 0.25 }, { description: 'Thickness of membrane slices that will be tested' }),
     minThickness: PD.Numeric(20, { min: 10, max: 30, step: 1}, { description: 'Minimum membrane thickness used during refinement' }),
     maxThickness: PD.Numeric(40, { min: 30, max: 50, step: 1}, { description: 'Maximum membrane thickness used during refinement' }),