diff --git a/mnist/main.py b/mnist/main.py
index 7d7899d9..393ba11f 100644
--- a/mnist/main.py
+++ b/mnist/main.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ def forward(self, x):
         x = self.dropout1(x)
         x = torch.flatten(x, 1)
         x = self.fc1(x)
-        x = F.relu(x)
         x = self.dropout2(x)
         x = self.fc2(x)
         output = F.log_softmax(x, dim=1)
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument('--test-batch-size', type=int, default=1000, metavar='N',
                         help='input batch size for testing (default: 1000)')
     parser.add_argument('--epochs', type=int, default=14, metavar='N',
-                        help='number of epochs to train (default: 10)')
+                        help='number of epochs to train (default: 14)')
     parser.add_argument('--lr', type=float, default=1.0, metavar='LR',
                         help='learning rate (default: 1.0)')
     parser.add_argument('--gamma', type=float, default=0.7, metavar='M',