diff --git a/examples/make_gadget_ic.py b/examples/make_gadget_ic.py
index 0046a5dc27845e8dfeb00d5af03f005550776b4e..fd6154a4f160bfd58d3e4d44284186d839ea6737 100644
--- a/examples/make_gadget_ic.py
+++ b/examples/make_gadget_ic.py
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ grp.attrs.create("MassTable", np.array([0.,0.,0.,0.,0.,0.]), dtype='d')
 grp.attrs.create("NumFilesPerSnapshot", 1., dtype='i')
 grp.attrs.create("NumPart_ThisFile", np.array([0,numPart,0,0,0,0]), dtype='i')
 grp.attrs.create("NumPart_Total", np.array([0,numPart,0,0,0,0]), dtype='i')
-grp.attrs.create("NumPart_HighWord", np.array([0,0,0,0,0,0]), dtype='i')
+grp.attrs.create("NumPart_Total_HighWord", np.array([0,0,0,0,0,0]), dtype='i')
 grp.attrs.create("Time", 0., dtype='d')