diff --git a/examples/main.c b/examples/main.c
index 3cc4b2f9daee242892898fd08514db95b1601501..200ff9920e9a483a483f442b2a2f0254efcc76ed 100644
--- a/examples/main.c
+++ b/examples/main.c
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         params, "InitialConditions:generate_gas_in_ics", 0);
     const int with_dithering =
         parser_get_opt_param_int(params, "InitialConditions:dithering", 0);
-    int dithering_ratio = 0.;
+    double dithering_ratio = 0.;
     if (with_dithering) {
       dithering_ratio =
           parser_get_param_double(params, "InitialConditions:dithering_ratio");