diff --git a/examples/dagrt-fusion.py b/examples/dagrt-fusion.py
index 27e35abd82161e528481344eb28a6f0f81c22839..bfb6f761c883d29f706d14ea8301a760702b2438 100755
--- a/examples/dagrt-fusion.py
+++ b/examples/dagrt-fusion.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def transcribe_phase(dag, field_var_name, field_components, phase_name,
             "<dt>": sym.var("input_dt", sym.DD_SCALAR),
             f"<state>{field_var_name}": sym.make_sym_array(
                 f"input_{field_var_name}", field_components),
-            f"<p>residual": sym.make_sym_array(
+            "<p>residual": sym.make_sym_array(
                 "input_residual", field_components),
     }