diff --git a/doc/lattice.txt b/doc/lattice.txt
index 10b8dd2234..96633efe0f 100644
--- a/doc/lattice.txt
+++ b/doc/lattice.txt
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ variable 2_3 equal 2.0/3.0
 variable 1_6 equal 1.0/6.0
 variable 5_6 equal 5.0/6.0
 variable 1_12 equal 1.0/12.0
-variable 5_12 equal 5.0/12/0 :pre
+variable 5_12 equal 5.0/12.0 :pre
 
 lattice custom    1.0     &
         a1      $a      0.0     0.0     &
@@ -267,7 +267,11 @@ lattice custom    1.0     &
 
 region myreg block 0 1 0 1 0 1
 create_box      2 myreg
-create_atoms    1 box :pre
+create_atoms    1 box      &
+        basis   5       2       &
+        basis   6       2       &
+        basis   7       2       &
+        basis   8       2 :pre
 
 :line