diff --git a/examples/pour/in.pour b/examples/pour/in.pour
index 11eb6c5a79f3f08a380a566e5ba6ec366a2f2654..62264d4133df11468b3b560ae418f9686542cfc3 100644
--- a/examples/pour/in.pour
+++ b/examples/pour/in.pour
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pair_style      gran/history 2000.0 50.0 0.5 0
 timestep	0.001
 
 fix		1 all nve/gran
-fix		2 all gravity spherical 0.0 -180.0
+fix		2 all gravity 1.0 spherical 0.0 -180.0
 fix		zlower all wall/gran zplane 0.0 2000.0 50.0 0.5
 
 region		slab block -9.0 9.0 -9.0 9.0 10.0 15.0 units box
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ dump		id all atom 1000 dump.pour
 run		25000
 
 unfix		ins
-fix		2 all gravity chute 26.0
+fix		2 all gravity 1.0 chute 26.0
 run		25000
diff --git a/examples/pour/in.pour.2d b/examples/pour/in.pour.2d
index efefab6d4c31ce281679fa08108418568adb4c20..d1317b8a607672578adf967ebcd1ef1250bb4cdc 100644
--- a/examples/pour/in.pour.2d
+++ b/examples/pour/in.pour.2d
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pair_style      gran/hertzian 2000.0 50.0 0.5 0
 timestep	0.001
 
 fix             1 all nve/gran
-fix		2 all gravity spherical 90.0 -90.0
+fix		2 all gravity 1.0 spherical 0.0 -180.0
 fix		xwalls all wall/gran xplane 0 100 50 0
 fix		ywalls all wall/gran yplane 0 NULL 50 0