diff --git a/examples/PACKAGES/latboltz/toycar/in.toycar b/examples/PACKAGES/latboltz/toycar/in.toycar
index 979a4f9750..37e68889f9 100644
--- a/examples/PACKAGES/latboltz/toycar/in.toycar
+++ b/examples/PACKAGES/latboltz/toycar/in.toycar
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ reset_timestep 0
 #variable node_force equal "v_total_force / 178"
 #fix drag all addforce 0.0 0.0 0.0
 
-velocity all set 0.0 -7.5.0 0.0 units box
+velocity all set 0.0 -7.5 0.0 units box
 
 # viscosity of air is 0.0001847