diff --git a/examples/PertubedBox/makeIC.py b/examples/PertubedBox/makeIC.py
index 81ae9e5909ec51cb640209ce759d618311ce811f..a5e831eca02463d287ce2c7748eb780ef66aeb33 100644
--- a/examples/PertubedBox/makeIC.py
+++ b/examples/PertubedBox/makeIC.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ for i in range(L):
             v[index,1] = 0.
             v[index,2] = 0.
             m[index] = mass
-            h[index] = 2.251 * boxSize / L
+            h[index] = 1.1255 * boxSize / L
             u[index] = internalEnergy
             ids[index] = index
             
diff --git a/examples/SedovBlast/makeIC.py b/examples/SedovBlast/makeIC.py
index 9b4b5443f472edf5bb299ed5e7261d115c96293c..f3ed3288306a1ff7bb0387896a7e4e0f803a1f35 100644
--- a/examples/SedovBlast/makeIC.py
+++ b/examples/SedovBlast/makeIC.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ for i in range(L):
             v[index,1] = 0.
             v[index,2] = 0.
             m[index] = mass
-            h[index] = 2.251 / 2 * boxSize / L
+            h[index] = 1.1255 * boxSize / L
             u[index] = internalEnergy
             ids[index] = index
             if sqrt((x - boxSize/2.)**2 + (y - boxSize/2.)**2 + (z - boxSize/2.)**2) < 2.01 * boxSize/L:
diff --git a/examples/SedovBlast/makeIC_fcc.py b/examples/SedovBlast/makeIC_fcc.py
index 88cbaf8042323ea91ed7dd09b1bd63418aff3e3f..8a5d50031d06247afdd9b51ab9fe43bcca87a963 100644
--- a/examples/SedovBlast/makeIC_fcc.py
+++ b/examples/SedovBlast/makeIC_fcc.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ for i in range(L):
                 v[index,1] = 0.
                 v[index,2] = 0.
                 m[index] = mass
-                h[index] = 2.251 / 2 * hbox
+                h[index] = 1.1255 * hbox
                 u[index] = internalEnergy
                 ids[index] = index
                 if sqrt((x - boxSize/2.)**2 + (y - boxSize/2.)**2 + (z - boxSize/2.)**2) < 1.2 * hbox:
diff --git a/examples/UniformBox/makeIC.py b/examples/UniformBox/makeIC.py
index 9f740398164a3411453f5a55a011428ececaeb19..9f5e3fd7eeafcc6db824a668fd7fdb11c7b472f5 100644
--- a/examples/UniformBox/makeIC.py
+++ b/examples/UniformBox/makeIC.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ ds = grp.create_dataset('Masses', (numPart,1), 'f')
 ds[()] = m
 m = zeros(1)
 
-h = full((numPart, 1), 2.251 * boxSize / L)
+h = full((numPart, 1), 1.1255 * boxSize / L)
 ds = grp.create_dataset('SmoothingLength', (numPart,1), 'f')
 ds[()] = h
 h = zeros(1)