diff --git a/examples/ExternalPointMass/externalPointMass.yml b/examples/ExternalPointMass/externalPointMass.yml
index f77b4632c67115559ab2d45083eb7778d21903d8..20b5bb3aa613d553d8c401e968d8ebfc0572e610 100644
--- a/examples/ExternalPointMass/externalPointMass.yml
+++ b/examples/ExternalPointMass/externalPointMass.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ SPH:
 
 # Parameters related to the initial conditions
 InitialConditions:
-  file_name:  Sphere.hdf5           # The file to read
+  file_name:  PointMass.hdf5        # The file to read
   shift_x:    50.                   # A shift to apply to all particles read from the ICs (in internal units).
   shift_y:    50.
   shift_z:    50.
diff --git a/examples/ExternalPointMass/makeIC.py b/examples/ExternalPointMass/makeIC.py
index a324220e183baed4ac5aaaf2d71cf5b6ea15c1ce..8bda95681a6e9b71d54097f5cba8efd6ad2bd537 100644
--- a/examples/ExternalPointMass/makeIC.py
+++ b/examples/ExternalPointMass/makeIC.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import numpy
 import math
 import random
 
-# Generates a random distriution of particles, for motion in an external potnetial centred at (0,0,0)
+# Generates a random distriution of particles, for motion in an external potential centred at (0,0,0)
 
 # physical constants in cgs
 NEWTON_GRAVITY_CGS  = 6.67408e-8
@@ -39,34 +39,28 @@ const_unit_velocity_in_cgs =   (1e5)
 print "UnitMass_in_cgs:     ", const_unit_mass_in_cgs 
 print "UnitLength_in_cgs:   ", const_unit_length_in_cgs
 print "UnitVelocity_in_cgs: ", const_unit_velocity_in_cgs
+print "UnitTime_in_cgs:     ", const_unit_length_in_cgs / const_unit_velocity_in_cgs
 
 # derived units
 const_unit_time_in_cgs = (const_unit_length_in_cgs / const_unit_velocity_in_cgs)
 const_G                = ((NEWTON_GRAVITY_CGS*const_unit_mass_in_cgs*const_unit_time_in_cgs*const_unit_time_in_cgs/(const_unit_length_in_cgs*const_unit_length_in_cgs*const_unit_length_in_cgs)))
-print 'G=', const_G
+print '---------------------'
+print 'G in internal units: ', const_G
 
 
 # Parameters
 periodic= 1            # 1 For periodic box
 boxSize = 100.         # 
 Radius  = boxSize / 4. # maximum radius of particles
-G       = const_G 
 Mass    = 1e10         
+print "Mass at the centre:  ", Mass
 
-N       = int(sys.argv[1])  # Number of particles
-L       = N**(1./3.)
+numPart = int(sys.argv[1])  # Number of particles
+mass    = 1.
 
-# these are not used but necessary for I/O
-rho = 2.              # Density
-P = 1.                # Pressure
-gamma = 5./3.         # Gas adiabatic index
-fileName = "Sphere.hdf5" 
+fileName = "PointMass.hdf5" 
 
 
-#---------------------------------------------------
-numPart        = N
-mass           = 1
-internalEnergy = P / ((gamma - 1.)*rho)
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -98,24 +92,24 @@ grp.attrs["Unit current in cgs (U_I)"] = 1.
 grp.attrs["Unit temperature in cgs (U_T)"] = 1.
 
 #Particle group
-#grp0 = file.create_group("/PartType0")
 grp1 = file.create_group("/PartType1")
+
 #generate particle positions
-radius = Radius * (numpy.random.rand(N))**(1./3.) 
-ctheta = -1. + 2 * numpy.random.rand(N)
+radius = Radius * (numpy.random.rand(numPart))**(1./3.) 
+ctheta = -1. + 2 * numpy.random.rand(numPart)
 stheta = numpy.sqrt(1.-ctheta**2)
-phi    =  2 * math.pi * numpy.random.rand(N)
+phi    =  2 * math.pi * numpy.random.rand(numPart)
 r      = numpy.zeros((numPart, 3))
-# r[:,0] = radius * stheta * numpy.cos(phi)
-# r[:,1] = radius * stheta * numpy.sin(phi)
-# r[:,2] = radius * ctheta
 r[:,0] = radius
-#
-speed  = numpy.sqrt(G * Mass / radius)
+
+#generate particle velocities
+speed  = numpy.sqrt(const_G * Mass / radius)
 v      = numpy.zeros((numPart, 3))
 omega  = speed / radius
 period = 2.*math.pi/omega
-print 'period = minimum = ',min(period), ' maximum = ',max(period)
+print '---------------------'
+print 'Period: minimum = ',min(period)
+print 'Period: maximum = ',max(period)
 
 v[:,0] = -omega * r[:,1]
 v[:,1] =  omega * r[:,0]
@@ -129,17 +123,6 @@ ds = grp1.create_dataset('Masses', (numPart,), 'f')
 ds[()] = m
 m = numpy.zeros(1)
 
-h = numpy.full((numPart, ), 1.1255 * boxSize / L)
-ds = grp1.create_dataset('SmoothingLength', (numPart,), 'f')
-ds[()] = h
-h = numpy.zeros(1)
-
-u = numpy.full((numPart, ), internalEnergy)
-ds = grp1.create_dataset('InternalEnergy', (numPart,), 'f')
-ds[()] = u
-u = numpy.zeros(1)
-
-
 ids = 1 + numpy.linspace(0, numPart, numPart, endpoint=False)
 ds = grp1.create_dataset('ParticleIDs', (numPart, ), 'L')
 ds[()] = ids
diff --git a/examples/ExternalPointMass/run.sh b/examples/ExternalPointMass/run.sh
index 44daaaaf5b92c2923527daf256a61fbb4403b73f..e074c384c4e002a161c7d8258e9068663204099f 100755
--- a/examples/ExternalPointMass/run.sh
+++ b/examples/ExternalPointMass/run.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # Generate the initial conditions if they are not present.
-if [ ! -e Sphere.hdf5 ]
+if [ ! -e PointMass.hdf5 ]
 then
     echo "Generating initial conditions for the point mass potential box example..."
     python makeIC.py 10000