diff --git a/CityDoctorParent/CityDoctorModel/src/main/java/de/hft/stuttgart/citydoctor2/check/Requirement.java b/CityDoctorParent/CityDoctorModel/src/main/java/de/hft/stuttgart/citydoctor2/check/Requirement.java
index 2fb3aed970588bc24597a1620a8ebeeb7f423292..d49a4a5c6244c40bc13021dc680c5eab5c056edf 100644
--- a/CityDoctorParent/CityDoctorModel/src/main/java/de/hft/stuttgart/citydoctor2/check/Requirement.java
+++ b/CityDoctorParent/CityDoctorModel/src/main/java/de/hft/stuttgart/citydoctor2/check/Requirement.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class Requirement implements Serializable {
 		R_SE_BS_ROOF_UNFRAGMENTED.parameters = Collections.unmodifiableList(defaultParameters);
 		
 		defaultParameters = new ArrayList<>();
-		defaultParameters.add(new DefaultParameter(DEGENERATED_RING_TOLERANCE, "0.00000", Unit.METER));
+		defaultParameters.add(new DefaultParameter(DEGENERATED_RING_TOLERANCE, "0.01", Unit.METER));
 		R_GE_R_SELF_INTERSECTION.parameters = Collections.unmodifiableList(defaultParameters);
 
 	}
diff --git a/CityDoctorParent/CityDoctorValidation/src/main/java/de/hft/stuttgart/citydoctor2/checks/geometry/RingSelfIntCheck.java b/CityDoctorParent/CityDoctorValidation/src/main/java/de/hft/stuttgart/citydoctor2/checks/geometry/RingSelfIntCheck.java
index 7f6794f46c89135c78256ffff8491fbfd339f487..560e7d549aa62568d99a31934f56c41825fe8577 100644
--- a/CityDoctorParent/CityDoctorValidation/src/main/java/de/hft/stuttgart/citydoctor2/checks/geometry/RingSelfIntCheck.java
+++ b/CityDoctorParent/CityDoctorValidation/src/main/java/de/hft/stuttgart/citydoctor2/checks/geometry/RingSelfIntCheck.java
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ public class RingSelfIntCheck extends Check {
 
 	private static final String EPSILON_NAME = "minVertexDistance";
 
-	private double degeneratedRingTolerance = 0.00000;
+	// check requirement class for default parameters
+	private double degeneratedRingTolerance = 0.01;
+	private double epsilon = Checks.MIN_VERTEX_DISTANCE_DEFAULT;
 
 	
 	private static final List<CheckId> dependencies;
@@ -74,7 +76,6 @@ public class RingSelfIntCheck extends Check {
 		dependencies = Collections.unmodifiableList(deps);
 	}
 
-	private double epsilon = Checks.MIN_VERTEX_DISTANCE_DEFAULT;
 
 	@Override
 	public void init(Map<String, String> parameters, ParserConfiguration config) {