diff --git a/autoplex/fitting/gap-defaults.json b/autoplex/fitting/gap-defaults.json
index f6824d5e8..19ec8510b 100644
--- a/autoplex/fitting/gap-defaults.json
+++ b/autoplex/fitting/gap-defaults.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "general": {
     "at_file": "trainGAP.xyz",
-    "default_sigma": "{0.01 0.2 0.2 0.0}",
+    "default_sigma": "{0.001 0.05 0.05 0.0}",
     "energy_parameter_name": "REF_energy",
     "force_parameter_name": "REF_forces",
     "virial_parameter_name": "REF_virial",
@@ -16,36 +16,39 @@
     "cutoff": 6.5,
     "cutoff_transition_width": 0.5,
     "n_sparse": 15,
-    "covariance_type": "ard_se",
+    "covariance_type": "ARD_SE",
     "delta": 2.00 ,
-    "theta_uniform": 2.0 ,
+    "theta_uniform": 0.5 ,
     "sparse_method": "uniform",
     "compact_clusters": "T"
+    "add_species": "T",
   },
   "threeb": {
     "distance_Nb order": 3,
     "f0": 0.0,
-    "cutoff": 6.5,
+    "cutoff": 3.5,
     "cutoff_transition_width": 0.5,
-    "n_sparse": 150,
+    "n_sparse": 100,
     "covariance_type": "ard_se",
     "delta": 2.00 ,
-    "theta_uniform": 2.0 ,
+    "theta_uniform": 1.0 ,
     "sparse_method": "uniform",
-    "compact_clusters": "T"
+    "compact_clusters": "T",
+    "add_species": "T",
   },
   "soap": {
     "l_max": 6,
-    "n_max": 12,
+    "n_max": 10,
     "atom_sigma": 0.5,
     "zeta": 4,
-    "cutoff": 6.5,
+    "cutoff": 5.0,
     "cutoff_transition_width": 0.5,
     "central_weight": 1.0,
-    "n_sparse": 7000,
+    "n_sparse": 5000,
     "delta": 0.50,
     "f0": 0.0,
     "covariance_type": "dot_product",
-    "sparse_method": "cur_points"
+    "sparse_method": "cur_points",
+    "add_species": "T",
   }
 }