2 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/param.ccl b/param.ccl
index 143ce31..4c212f7 100644
--- a/param.ccl
+++ b/param.ccl
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ INT checkpoint_accept_timeout "Timeout in seconds for accepting client connectio
 #############################################################################
 shares: IO
 
-#FIXME: want USES INT out_every AS default_out_every
+USES INT out_every AS io_out_every
 
 USES KEYWORD verbose
 USES BOOLEAN print_timing_info
diff --git a/src/Output.c b/src/Output.c
index 576b34f..aca20e9 100644
--- a/src/Output.c
+++ b/src/Output.c
@@ -303,9 +303,7 @@ static void CheckSteerableParameters (const cGH *GH)
   }
   else
   {
-    myGH->out_every = *(const CCTK_INT *)
-                      CCTK_ParameterGet ("out_every",
-                                         CCTK_ImplementationThorn ("IO"), NULL);
+    myGH->out_every = io_out_every;
   }
 
   /* re-parse the 'IOStreamedHDF5::out_vars' parameter if it was changed */