diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index 71c2cc6ea..15ec2fbc4 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ LDFLAGS = $(BOOST_LDFLAGS)
 
 LDADD = $(top_builddir)/libopmpolymer.la	\
 $(BOOST_FILESYSTEM_LIB)				\
-$(BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB)
+$(BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB)	                        \
+/usr/local/lib/libopmcore.la
 
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS =				\
diff --git a/examples/polymer_reorder.cpp b/examples/polymer_reorder.cpp
index 2b59791a3..991627313 100644
--- a/examples/polymer_reorder.cpp
+++ b/examples/polymer_reorder.cpp
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
         c_vals_ads[0] = 0.0;
         c_vals_ads[1] = 2.0;
         c_vals_ads[2] = 8.0;
+        // Here we set up adsorption equal to zero.
         std::vector<double> ads_vals(3, -1e100);
         ads_vals[0] = 0.0;
         ads_vals[1] = 0.0;