diff --git a/docs/src/references/changelog.rst b/docs/src/references/changelog.rst
index bc713baa..b943cab8 100644
--- a/docs/src/references/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/src/references/changelog.rst
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ changelog <https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/>`_ format. This project follows
 Fixed
 #####
 
+* Fix inconsistent ``cutoff`` in neighbor list example
 * All calculators now check if the cell is zero if the potential is range-separated
 
 
diff --git a/examples/2-neighbor-lists-usage.py b/examples/2-neighbor-lists-usage.py
index 5de03b34..f8ea1098 100644
--- a/examples/2-neighbor-lists-usage.py
+++ b/examples/2-neighbor-lists-usage.py
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def distances(
 #
 # and create new distances in a similar manner as above.
 
-nl = vesin.torch.NeighborList(cutoff=1.0, full_list=False)
+nl = vesin.torch.NeighborList(cutoff=cutoff, full_list=False)
 neighbor_indices_new, d = nl.compute(
     points=positions_new, box=cell, periodic=True, quantities="Pd"
 )