diff --git a/examples/micelle/in.micelle b/examples/micelle/in.micelle
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 # 2d micelle simulation
 
 dimension	2
 
 neighbor	0.3 bin
 neigh_modify	delay 5
 
 atom_style	bond
 
 # Soft potential push-off
 
 read_data	data.micelle
 special_bonds	fene
 
 pair_style	soft 1.12246
-pair_coeff	* * 1.0 20.0 1.12246
+pair_coeff	* * 0.0 1.12246
 
 bond_style 	harmonic
 bond_coeff	1 50.0 0.75
 
 velocity	all create 0.45 2349852
 
+variable	prefactor equal 1.0+elapsed*(20.0-1.0)/1000
+
 fix		1 all nve
 fix		2 all temp/rescale 100 0.45 0.45 0.02 1.0
-fix		3 all enforce2d
+fix		3 all adapt 1 pair soft a * * prefactor
+fix		4 all enforce2d
 
 thermo		50
 run		1000
 
+unfix		3
+
 # Main run
 
 pair_style	lj/cut 2.5
 
 # solvent/head - full-size and long-range
 
 pair_coeff	1 1 1.0 1.0 2.5
 pair_coeff	2 2 1.0 1.0 2.5
 pair_coeff	1 2 1.0 1.0 2.5
 
 # tail/tail - size-averaged and long-range
 
 pair_coeff	3 3 1.0 0.75 2.5
 pair_coeff	4 4 1.0 0.50 2.5
 pair_coeff	3 4 1.0 0.67 2.5
 
 # solvent/tail - full-size and repulsive
 
 pair_coeff	1 3 1.0 1.0 1.12246
 pair_coeff	1 4 1.0 1.0 1.12246
 
 # head/tail - size-averaged and repulsive
 
 pair_coeff	2 3 1.0 0.88 1.12246
 pair_coeff	2 4 1.0 0.75 1.12246
 
 thermo		1000
 dump		1 all atom 500 dump.micelle
 
 reset_timestep	0
 run		60000