diff --git a/examples/pour/in.pour b/examples/pour/in.pour
index 62264d4133..f3933cd41d 100644
--- a/examples/pour/in.pour
+++ b/examples/pour/in.pour
@@ -18,16 +18,17 @@ neigh_modify	delay 0
 pair_style      gran/history 2000.0 50.0 0.5 0
 timestep	0.001
 
-fix		1 all nve/gran
+fix		1 all nve/sphere
 fix		2 all gravity 1.0 spherical 0.0 -180.0
 fix		zlower all wall/gran zplane 0.0 2000.0 50.0 0.5
 
 region		slab block -9.0 9.0 -9.0 9.0 10.0 15.0 units box
 fix		ins all pour 3000 1 300719 vol 0.13 50 region slab
 
-thermo_style	granular
+compute		erot all erotate/sphere
+thermo_style	custom step atoms ke c_erot vol
 thermo		1000
-thermo_modify	lost ignore
+thermo_modify	lost ignore norm no
 compute_modify	thermo_temp dynamic yes
 
 dump		id all atom 1000 dump.pour
diff --git a/examples/pour/in.pour.2d b/examples/pour/in.pour.2d
index d1317b8a60..b3bc1c746a 100644
--- a/examples/pour/in.pour.2d
+++ b/examples/pour/in.pour.2d
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ neigh_modify	delay 0
 pair_style      gran/hertzian 2000.0 50.0 0.5 0
 timestep	0.001
 
-fix             1 all nve/gran
+fix             1 all nve/sphere
 fix		2 all gravity 1.0 spherical 0.0 -180.0
 fix		xwalls all wall/gran xplane 0 100 50 0
 fix		ywalls all wall/gran yplane 0 NULL 50 0
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ fix             ins all pour 1000 1 4767548 vol 0.4 10 &
 
 fix             3 all enforce2d
 
-thermo_style	granular
+compute		erot all erotate/sphere
+thermo_style	custom step atoms ke c_erot vol
 thermo		1000
-thermo_modify	lost ignore
+thermo_modify	lost ignore norm no
 compute_modify	thermo_temp dynamic yes
 
 dump		id all atom 250 dump.pour