diff --git a/tutorials/cfdemSolverPiso/settlingTestMPI/DEM/in.liggghts_run b/tutorials/cfdemSolverPiso/settlingTestMPI/DEM/in.liggghts_run
index 1903158e..2a9bc6be 100644
--- a/tutorials/cfdemSolverPiso/settlingTestMPI/DEM/in.liggghts_run
+++ b/tutorials/cfdemSolverPiso/settlingTestMPI/DEM/in.liggghts_run
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ fix         m1 all property/global youngsModulus peratomtype 5.e6
 fix         m2 all property/global poissonsRatio peratomtype 0.45
 fix         m3 all property/global coefficientRestitution peratomtypepair 1 0.3
 fix         m4 all property/global coefficientFriction peratomtypepair 1 0.5
-#fix         m5 all property/global characteristicVelocity scalar 2.0
 
 # pair style
 pair_style  gran model hertz tangential history
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ compute         rke all erotate/sphere
 thermo_style    custom step atoms ke c_rke vol
 thermo          1000
 thermo_modify   lost ignore norm no
-compute_modify  thermo_temp dynamic yes
+compute_modify  thermo_temp dynamic no extra 0
 
 # insert the first particles so that dump is not empty
 run     1