diff --git a/examples/mars.cpp b/examples/mars.cpp
index f3ef837df63ddebddb1f330bbaa9fb4a994ff22e..9ee2649f30169550385c58fa678823db5fb51bda 100644
--- a/examples/mars.cpp
+++ b/examples/mars.cpp
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   // assemble the final process sequence
   auto sequence =
       make_sequence(stackInspect, hadronSequence, decaySequence, emCascade, emContinuous,
-                    cut, trackWriter, observationLevel, profile);
+                    cut, trackWriter, profile, observationLevel);
   /* === END: SETUP PROCESS LIST === */
 
   // create the cascade object using the default stack and tracking
diff --git a/examples/radio_em_shower.cpp b/examples/radio_em_shower.cpp
index cdee527ade8372d2138eb544bf5f2b71fbe19b8f..93eb14208a22b5dd3a010400d0043119d826df62 100644
--- a/examples/radio_em_shower.cpp
+++ b/examples/radio_em_shower.cpp
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
   // auto sequence = make_sequence(emCascade, emContinuous, longprof, cut, coreas, zhs);
   auto sequence = make_sequence(emCascade, emContinuous, longprof, cut, coreas, zhs,
-                                observationLevel, tracks);
+                                tracks, observationLevel);
   // define air shower object, run simulation
   setup::Tracking tracking;
 
diff --git a/examples/vertical_EAS.cpp b/examples/vertical_EAS.cpp
index 6d270f60c37f17e04eb24c28936b3ac1061cec33..dc4ef2b5df18cc12331d71358b98305ba53485b0 100644
--- a/examples/vertical_EAS.cpp
+++ b/examples/vertical_EAS.cpp
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   output.add("particles", observationLevel);
 
   auto sequence = make_sequence(stackInspect, hadronSequence, decaySequence, emContinuous,
-                                cut, observationLevel, profile);
+                                cut, profile, observationLevel);
 
   // define air shower object, run simulation
   setup::Tracking tracking;
diff --git a/examples/water.cpp b/examples/water.cpp
index d4b04737a37f23fc76c0251074b5d083d22d4979..8d9db1360373d620e38829956c4453efec848424 100644
--- a/examples/water.cpp
+++ b/examples/water.cpp
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   output.add("energy_loss", dEdX);
 
   // * the final process sequence
-  auto sequence = make_sequence(physics_sequence, cut, obsPlaneSequence, longprof);
+  auto sequence = make_sequence(physics_sequence, cut, longprof, obsPlaneSequence);
 
   // * tracking and stack
   tracking_line::Tracking tracking;