diff --git a/examples/parameter_example.yml b/examples/parameter_example.yml
index eb94bc3ed4a4bbf6ab1ce5fdf8fa581ffe77d8e3..eae7d537c831d8a61058ed06d4b2632263a2036e 100644
--- a/examples/parameter_example.yml
+++ b/examples/parameter_example.yml
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ DomainDecomposition:
   adaptive:         1         # Use adaptive repartition when ParMETIS is available, otherwise simple refinement.
   itr:              100       # When adaptive defines the ratio of inter node communication time to data redistribution time, in the range 0.00001 to 10000000.0.
                               # Lower values give less data movement during redistributions, at the cost of global balance which may require more communication.
-  use_fixed_costs:  1         # If 1 then use any compiled in fixed costs for
+  use_fixed_costs:  0         # If 1 then use any compiled in fixed costs for
                               # task weights in first repartition, if 0 only use task timings, if > 1 only use
                               # fixed costs, unless none are available.