diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml
index 0a80d4abfade02a8d01ab46cd343f5de007416a0..d25a3df432009cb58b2d06cb7b42b32dd419337b 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_12/eagle_12.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Gravity:
   eta:                         0.025     # Constant dimensionless multiplier for time integration.
   MAC:                         geometric # Use the geometric opening angle condition
   theta_cr:                    0.7       # Opening angle (Multipole acceptance criterion)
-  use_tree_below_softening:    1
+  use_tree_below_softening:    0
   mesh_side_length:            64
   comoving_DM_softening:         0.003320 # Comoving softening for DM (3.32 ckpc)
   max_physical_DM_softening:     0.001300 # Physical softening for DM (1.30 pkpc)
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml
index bff0d1caaed588feacaab80ab1ecd84167ebe430..1ac89299a35cf0984620e3631d20643e614cb147 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_25/eagle_25.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Gravity:
   eta:                         0.025     # Constant dimensionless multiplier for time integration.
   MAC:                         geometric # Use the geometric opening angle condition
   theta_cr:                    0.7       # Opening angle (Multipole acceptance criterion)
-  use_tree_below_softening:    1
+  use_tree_below_softening:    0
   mesh_side_length:            128
   comoving_DM_softening:         0.003320 # Comoving softening for DM (3.32 ckpc)
   max_physical_DM_softening:     0.001300 # Physical softening for DM (1.30 pkpc)
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml
index 7a89423aefe6b18a2c18310364fe07a0af8e7e89..85acf872a146d3f897e8725747a3bad950d9eeda 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50/eagle_50.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Gravity:
   eta:                         0.025     # Constant dimensionless multiplier for time integration.
   MAC:                         geometric # Use the geometric opening angle condition
   theta_cr:                    0.7       # Opening angle (Multipole acceptance criterion)
-  use_tree_below_softening:    1
+  use_tree_below_softening:    0
   mesh_side_length:            256
   comoving_DM_softening:         0.003320 # Comoving softening for DM (3.32 ckpc)
   max_physical_DM_softening:     0.001300 # Physical softening for DM (1.30 pkpc)
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50_low_res/eagle_50.yml b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50_low_res/eagle_50.yml
index 84475e6e75697f425f5ef8760ad0422817671fed..cee07407d41d6a45cb094545af6b91113fd5c081 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50_low_res/eagle_50.yml
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/EAGLE_50_low_res/eagle_50.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Gravity:
   eta:                         0.025     # Constant dimensionless multiplier for time integration.
   MAC:                         geometric # Use the geometric opening angle condition
   theta_cr:                    0.7       # Opening angle (Multipole acceptance criterion)
-  use_tree_below_softening:    1
+  use_tree_below_softening:    0
   mesh_side_length:            128
   comoving_DM_softening:         0.006640 # Comoving softening for DM (6.67 ckpc)
   max_physical_DM_softening:     0.002600 # Physical softening for DM (2.60 pkpc)