diff --git a/examples/USER/tally/in.force b/examples/USER/tally/in.force
index 29e0c6d4b7..bbe76a543e 100644
--- a/examples/USER/tally/in.force
+++ b/examples/USER/tally/in.force
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ neighbor        2.0 bin
 fix		1 all shake 0.0001 20 0 b 1 a 1
 fix		2 all nvt temp 300.0 300.0 100.0
 
+# make certain that shake constraints are satisfied
+run 0 post no
+
 group		one molecule 1 2
 
 # the following section shows equivalences between using the force/tally compute and other computes and thermo keywords
diff --git a/examples/USER/tally/in.pe b/examples/USER/tally/in.pe
index 37bd18dc58..c6228cebd0 100644
--- a/examples/USER/tally/in.pe
+++ b/examples/USER/tally/in.pe
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ neighbor        2.0 bin
 fix		1 all shake 0.0001 20 0 b 1 a 1
 fix		2 all nvt temp 300.0 300.0 100.0
 
+# make certain that shake constraints are satisfied
+run 0 post no
+
 group		oxy type 1
 group		hyd type 2
 
diff --git a/examples/USER/tally/in.stress b/examples/USER/tally/in.stress
index cf848a3737..03fd7142ae 100644
--- a/examples/USER/tally/in.stress
+++ b/examples/USER/tally/in.stress
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ neighbor        2.0 bin
 fix		1 all shake 0.0001 20 0 b 1 a 1
 fix		2 all nvt temp 300.0 300.0 100.0
 
+# make certain that shake constraints are satisfied
+run 0 post no
+
 group		one molecule 1 2
 
 # the following section shows equivalences between using the stress/tally compute and other computes and thermo keywords