diff --git a/examples/divfreemotion/divfree2d.py b/examples/divfreemotion/divfree2d.py
index 74572e73f..2537a1ac7 100644
--- a/examples/divfreemotion/divfree2d.py
+++ b/examples/divfreemotion/divfree2d.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 
 time = pyzarr.get_time(dataset)
 sddata = pyzarr.get_supers(dataset, consts)
-maxnsupers =pyzarr.get_maxnsupers(dataset)
+maxnsupers =pyzarr.get_totnsupers(dataset)
 
 # 4. plot results
 savename = savefigpath + "df2d_maxnsupers_validation.png"
diff --git a/examples/yac/fromfile/yac1_fromfile.py b/examples/yac/fromfile/yac1_fromfile.py
index 67769469a..a556bb59a 100644
--- a/examples/yac/fromfile/yac1_fromfile.py
+++ b/examples/yac/fromfile/yac1_fromfile.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 
 time = pyzarr.get_time(dataset)
 sddata = pyzarr.get_supers(dataset, consts)
-maxnsupers = pyzarr.get_maxnsupers(dataset)
+maxnsupers = pyzarr.get_totnsupers(dataset)
 thermo, winds = pyzarr.get_thermodata(dataset, config["ntime"], gbxs["ndims"],
                                       consts, getwinds=True)