diff --git a/examples/dipole/in.dipole b/examples/dipole/in.dipole
index 483beed8c3..9984c30d00 100644
--- a/examples/dipole/in.dipole
+++ b/examples/dipole/in.dipole
@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ pair_coeff	* * 1.0 1.0
 neighbor	0.3 bin
 neigh_modify	delay 0
 
-fix		1 all nve/dipole
+fix		1 all nve/sphere update dipole
 fix		2 all enforce2d
 
 timestep	0.005
 
-thermo_style	dipole
+compute		erot all erotate/sphere
+thermo_style	custom step temp epair c_erot etotal press
 thermo		500
 
 dump		1 all custom 200 dump.dipole tag type x y z mux muy muz
diff --git a/src/compute_erotate_sphere.cpp b/src/compute_erotate_sphere.cpp
index 2537bf88c5..4c5aa6d9be 100644
--- a/src/compute_erotate_sphere.cpp
+++ b/src/compute_erotate_sphere.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void ComputeERotateSphere::init()
     
     for (int i = 1; i <= atom->ntypes; i++) {
       if (shape[i][0] != shape[i][1] || shape[i][0] != shape[i][2])
-	error->all("Compute rotate requires spherical particle shapes");
+	error->all("Compute erotate/sphere requires spherical particle shapes");
       inertia[i] = 0.25*shape[i][0]*shape[i][0] * mass[i];
     }
   }