diff --git a/examples/ASPHERE/line/in.line b/examples/ASPHERE/line/in.line
index cf4ae80cc5..cd7fed1639 100644
--- a/examples/ASPHERE/line/in.line
+++ b/examples/ASPHERE/line/in.line
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ neigh_modify	delay 0 every 1 check yes
 neigh_modify	exclude molecule all
 
 pair_style	line/lj 2.5
-pair_coeff	* * 1.0 0.25
+pair_coeff	* * 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.25 2.5
 
 fix		2 all rigid molecule langevin 2.0 2.0 1.0 492983
 
diff --git a/examples/ASPHERE/line/in.line.srd b/examples/ASPHERE/line/in.line.srd
index 93ea5c3d38..4b89b14b4b 100644
--- a/examples/ASPHERE/line/in.line.srd
+++ b/examples/ASPHERE/line/in.line.srd
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ neigh_modify	include big
 # no pairwise interactions with small particles
 
 pair_style	line/lj 2.5
-pair_coeff	1 1 1.0 1.0
-pair_coeff	2 2 0.0 1.0 0.0
-pair_coeff	1 2 0.0 1.0 0.0
+pair_coeff	1 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.5
+pair_coeff	2 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
+pair_coeff	1 2 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
 
 # use fix SRD to push small particles out from inside big ones
 # if comment out, big particles won't see SRD particles