diff --git a/src/bias/MaxEnt.cpp b/src/bias/MaxEnt.cpp
index 31e022d6d8cd07dc63fe2e7e1b6f01d962c665af..87f9af70d3d4aa3391daffbb06c52b3eb0ae5d9d 100644
--- a/src/bias/MaxEnt.cpp
+++ b/src/bias/MaxEnt.cpp
@@ -104,15 +104,15 @@ PACE=200
 TSTART=100
 TEND=500
 LABEL=restraint
-PRINT ARG=restraint.bias
 ... MAXENT
+PRINT ARG=restraint.bias
 \endplumedfile
 Lagrangian multipliers will be printed on a file called restraint.bias
 The following input tells plumed to restrain the distance between atoms 7 and 15
 to be greater than 0.2 and to print the energy of the restraint
 \plumedfile
 DISTANCE ATOMS=7,15 LABEL=d
-MAXENT ARG=d TYPE=INEQUAL> AT=0.02 KAPPA=35000.0 TAU= LABEL=restraint
+MAXENT ARG=d TYPE=INEQUAL> AT=0.02 KAPPA=35000.0 TAU=3 LABEL=restraint
 PRINT ARG=restraint.bias
 \endplumedfile