diff --git a/examples/flow/in.flow.couette b/examples/flow/in.flow.couette
index 542ce1eb79..6eba1c0b31 100644
--- a/examples/flow/in.flow.couette
+++ b/examples/flow/in.flow.couette
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ velocity     upper set 3.0 0.0 0.0
 fix	     3 boundary setforce 0.0 0.0 0.0
 fix	     4 all enforce2d
 
-# Poisseuille flow
+# Poiseuille flow
 
 #velocity     boundary set 0.0 0.0 0.0
 #fix	     3 lower setforce 0.0 0.0 0.0
diff --git a/examples/flow/in.flow.poiss b/examples/flow/in.flow.pois
similarity index 98%
rename from examples/flow/in.flow.poiss
rename to examples/flow/in.flow.pois
index 98de729533..2fa4462c22 100644
--- a/examples/flow/in.flow.poiss
+++ b/examples/flow/in.flow.pois
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fix_modify   2 temp mobile
 #fix	     3 boundary setforce 0.0 0.0 0.0
 #fix	     4 all enforce2d
 
-# Poisseuille flow
+# Poiseuille flow
 
 velocity     boundary set 0.0 0.0 0.0
 fix	     3 lower setforce 0.0 0.0 0.0
diff --git a/examples/flow/log.flow.poiss.10Sep10.linux.1 b/examples/flow/log.flow.pois.10Sep10.linux.1
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/flow/log.flow.poiss.10Sep10.linux.1
rename to examples/flow/log.flow.pois.10Sep10.linux.1
diff --git a/examples/flow/log.flow.poiss.10Sep10.linux.4 b/examples/flow/log.flow.pois.10Sep10.linux.4
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/flow/log.flow.poiss.10Sep10.linux.4
rename to examples/flow/log.flow.pois.10Sep10.linux.4