diff --git a/gap/perm.gi b/gap/perm.gi
index 87829fca..eaa8060c 100644
--- a/gap/perm.gi
+++ b/gap/perm.gi
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ function(ri, G)
     InitialDataForKernelRecogNode(ri).blocks := blocks;
     AddMethod(InitialDataForKernelRecogNode(ri).hints, FindHomMethodsPerm.PcgsForBlocks, 400);
     AddMethod(InitialDataForKernelRecogNode(ri).hints, FindHomMethodsPerm.BalTreeForBlocks, 200);
-    findgensNmeth(ri).args[1] := 2 * Length(blocks)+3;
+    findgensNmeth(ri).args[1] := 3 + BAL_CONST * Length(blocks);
     findgensNmeth(ri).args[2] := 5;
     return Success;
 end);
diff --git a/init.g b/init.g
index 45bf891e..8115aec2 100644
--- a/init.g
+++ b/init.g
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 ##
 #############################################################################
 
+MC_CNT := 0; IV_CNT := 0; BAL_CONST := 1;
 ReadPackage("recog","gap/base/hack.g");
 ReadPackage("recog","gap/base/methods.gd");
 ReadPackage("recog","gap/base/methsel.gd");