diff --git a/examples/symbolic_regression.cpp b/examples/symbolic_regression.cpp
index e1ce917..b698963 100644
--- a/examples/symbolic_regression.cpp
+++ b/examples/symbolic_regression.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ blt::gp::prog_config_t config = blt::gp::prog_config_t()
         .set_mutation_chance(0.1)
         .set_reproduction_chance(0)
         .set_max_generations(50)
-        .set_pop_size(500)
+        .set_pop_size(5000)
         .set_thread_count(0);
 
 blt::gp::gp_program program{SEED, config};