diff --git a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-1024.inp b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-1024.inp
index b730ded5e2..1554b7667a 100644
--- a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-1024.inp
+++ b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-1024.inp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       EXTRAPOLATION_ORDER 3
     &END QS
     &SCF
+      IGNORE_CONVERGENCE_FAILURE
       SCF_GUESS ATOMIC
       &OT ON
         MINIMIZER DIIS
diff --git a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-128.inp b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-128.inp
index 3252700591..78f672cdcb 100644
--- a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-128.inp
+++ b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-128.inp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       EXTRAPOLATION_ORDER 3
     &END QS
     &SCF
+      IGNORE_CONVERGENCE_FAILURE
       SCF_GUESS ATOMIC
       &OT ON
         MINIMIZER DIIS
diff --git a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-128_nonortho.inp b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-128_nonortho.inp
index de3ff253cf..e2c11aaed1 100644
--- a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-128_nonortho.inp
+++ b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-128_nonortho.inp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       EXTRAPOLATION_ORDER 3
     &END QS
     &SCF
+      IGNORE_CONVERGENCE_FAILURE
       SCF_GUESS ATOMIC
       &OT ON
         MINIMIZER DIIS
diff --git a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-2048.inp b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-2048.inp
index de34b0a90e..49e4ac0ce3 100644
--- a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-2048.inp
+++ b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-2048.inp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       EXTRAPOLATION_ORDER 3
     &END QS
     &SCF
+      IGNORE_CONVERGENCE_FAILURE
       SCF_GUESS ATOMIC
       &OT ON
         MINIMIZER DIIS
diff --git a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-256.inp b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-256.inp
index 20b90b75d7..ddd40e115e 100644
--- a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-256.inp
+++ b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-256.inp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       EXTRAPOLATION_ORDER 3
     &END QS
     &SCF
+      IGNORE_CONVERGENCE_FAILURE
       SCF_GUESS ATOMIC
       &OT ON
         MINIMIZER DIIS
diff --git a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-32.inp b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-32.inp
index 7b0df4abed..4be2a727b1 100644
--- a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-32.inp
+++ b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-32.inp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       EXTRAPOLATION_ORDER 3
     &END QS
     &SCF
+      IGNORE_CONVERGENCE_FAILURE
       SCF_GUESS ATOMIC
       &OT ON
         MINIMIZER DIIS
diff --git a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-32_nonortho.inp b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-32_nonortho.inp
index 52e5268001..6d1fe2a1e8 100644
--- a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-32_nonortho.inp
+++ b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-32_nonortho.inp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       EXTRAPOLATION_ORDER 3
     &END QS
     &SCF
+      IGNORE_CONVERGENCE_FAILURE
       SCF_GUESS ATOMIC
       &OT ON
         MINIMIZER DIIS
diff --git a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-4096.inp b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-4096.inp
index 8a77d3d9fb..cb71e7fb33 100644
--- a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-4096.inp
+++ b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-4096.inp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       EXTRAPOLATION_ORDER 3
     &END QS
     &SCF
+      IGNORE_CONVERGENCE_FAILURE
       SCF_GUESS ATOMIC
       &OT ON
         MINIMIZER DIIS
diff --git a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-512.inp b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-512.inp
index c7c971f507..b02937465b 100644
--- a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-512.inp
+++ b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-512.inp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       EXTRAPOLATION_ORDER 3
     &END QS
     &SCF
+      IGNORE_CONVERGENCE_FAILURE
       SCF_GUESS ATOMIC
       &OT ON
         MINIMIZER DIIS
diff --git a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-64.inp b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-64.inp
index a4ec25689e..f338c88e56 100644
--- a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-64.inp
+++ b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-64.inp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       EXTRAPOLATION_ORDER 3
     &END QS
     &SCF
+      IGNORE_CONVERGENCE_FAILURE
       SCF_GUESS ATOMIC
       &OT ON
         MINIMIZER DIIS
diff --git a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-64_nonortho.inp b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-64_nonortho.inp
index ed3a050a12..8a919236cf 100644
--- a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-64_nonortho.inp
+++ b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-64_nonortho.inp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       EXTRAPOLATION_ORDER 3
     &END QS
     &SCF
+      IGNORE_CONVERGENCE_FAILURE
       SCF_GUESS ATOMIC
       &OT ON
         MINIMIZER DIIS
diff --git a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-8192.inp b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-8192.inp
index ae8c872e86..11d146941f 100644
--- a/benchmarks/QS/H2O-8192.inp
+++ b/benchmarks/QS/H2O-8192.inp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       EXTRAPOLATION_ORDER 3
     &END QS
     &SCF
+      IGNORE_CONVERGENCE_FAILURE
       SCF_GUESS ATOMIC
       &OT ON
         MINIMIZER DIIS