diff --git a/examples/parameter_example.yml b/examples/parameter_example.yml
index 3c43d08b2a6fb9e58b15f98ca367cf750b054283..ab348fb7d1d4bd86f6d57ff69a1ea439c37a4630 100644
--- a/examples/parameter_example.yml
+++ b/examples/parameter_example.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Scheduler:
   cell_sub_size:         64000000 # (Optional) Maximal number of interactions per sub-task  (this is the default value).
   cell_split_size:       400      # (Optional) Maximal number of particles per cell (this is the default value).
   cell_max_count:        10000    # (Optional) Maximal number of particles per cell allowed before triggering a sanitizing (this is the default value).
-  max_top_level_cells:   12       # (Optional) Maximal number of top-level cells per dimension. The number of top-level cells will be the cube of this (this is the default value).
+  max_top_level_cells:   12       # (Optional) Maximal number of top-level cells in any dimension. The number of top-level cells will be the cube of this (this is the default value).
 
 # Parameters governing the time integration
 TimeIntegration: