diff --git a/Two-phase-Two-phase/multi-patch/TP-TP-layered-soil-case-with-inner-patch/TP-TP-layered_soil_with_inner_patch-realistic-different-model-change.py b/Two-phase-Two-phase/multi-patch/TP-TP-layered-soil-case-with-inner-patch/TP-TP-layered_soil_with_inner_patch-realistic-different-model-change.py
index 891f07401d84a476126f3f491ba6e88b7e34f0f7..b5ad930c8a612bfb154493c274d91c23f761b911 100755
--- a/Two-phase-Two-phase/multi-patch/TP-TP-layered-soil-case-with-inner-patch/TP-TP-layered_soil_with_inner_patch-realistic-different-model-change.py
+++ b/Two-phase-Two-phase/multi-patch/TP-TP-layered-soil-case-with-inner-patch/TP-TP-layered_soil_with_inner_patch-realistic-different-model-change.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ plot_timestep_every = 5
 # decide how many timesteps you want analysed. Analysed means, that we write out
 # subsequent errors of the L-iteration within the timestep.
 number_of_timesteps_to_analyse = 10
-starttime = [0.0]
+starttime = 0.0
 
 Lw = 0.025 #/timestep_size
 Lnw=Lw