diff --git a/examples/parameter_example.yml b/examples/parameter_example.yml
index e1773154328fdbcb2ced4efae3e4787257dd022f..f86abe054e596be123328497bbb340cd30abf3e8 100644
--- a/examples/parameter_example.yml
+++ b/examples/parameter_example.yml
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ DomainDecomposition:
                             # new decomposition, or number of steps (>1) between decompositions
   minfrac:          0.9     # (Optional) Fractional of all particles that should be updated in previous step when
                             # using CPU time trigger
-  usemetis          0       # Use serial METIS when ParMETIS is also available.
-  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.
+  usemetis:         0       # Use serial METIS when ParMETIS is also available.
+  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.
 
 # Parameters related to the equation of state ------------------------------------------