diff --git a/examples/main.c b/examples/main.c
index 8cbbf6917bd5bfa447482bb695a600bb0ad878f1..13888fe0eaf5327df097e3e80c7b3a276abf1aae 100644
--- a/examples/main.c
+++ b/examples/main.c
@@ -858,9 +858,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
       /* Initialise the cooling function properties */
 #ifdef COOLING_NONE
-    if (with_cooling || with_temperature) {
+    if (with_cooling) {
       error(
-          "ERROR: Running with cooling / temperature calculation"
+          "ERROR: Running with cooling calculation"
           " but compiled without it.");
     }
 #else