diff --git a/corsika/framework/utility/CorsikaData.hpp b/corsika/framework/utility/CorsikaData.hpp
index 2ab2dec7dabcf7a81bcbe976d689bd92f72df1b3..6a4ed0a3c977f24f2a0a51fd9e3550432f4980bc 100644
--- a/corsika/framework/utility/CorsikaData.hpp
+++ b/corsika/framework/utility/CorsikaData.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace corsika {
    * @file CorsikaData.hpp
    * @ingroup Utilities
    * @{
-   * returns the full path of the file \p filename within the CORSIKA_DATA directory
+   * returns the full path of the file \p filename within the CORSIKA_DATA directory.
    */
   boost::filesystem::path corsika_data(boost::filesystem::path const& filename);
 
diff --git a/examples/corsika.cpp b/examples/corsika.cpp
index 3bb04e08c5462eb4967e3356aa39945835c68957..94d885b216f8fa01f76baeb34111494ebde444af 100644
--- a/examples/corsika.cpp
+++ b/examples/corsika.cpp
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   EnvType env;
   CoordinateSystemPtr const& rootCS = env.getCoordinateSystem();
   Point const center{rootCS, 0_m, 0_m, 0_m};
-  GeomagneticModel wmm(center, "GeoMag/WMM.COF");
+  GeomagneticModel wmm(center, corsika_data("GeoMag/WMM.COF"));
 
   // build a Linsley US Standard atmosphere into `env`
   create_5layer_atmosphere<setup::EnvironmentInterface, MyExtraEnv>(
diff --git a/examples/vertical_EAS.cpp b/examples/vertical_EAS.cpp
index dba4f18fe09c9869fee217af830f7bb1e2e51342..6173c460319f35e2f7dedfcc5faa630a22eb88ef 100644
--- a/examples/vertical_EAS.cpp
+++ b/examples/vertical_EAS.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   EnvType env;
   CoordinateSystemPtr const& rootCS = env.getCoordinateSystem();
   Point const center{rootCS, 0_m, 0_m, 0_m};
-  GeomagneticModel wmm(center, "GeoMag/WMM.COF");
+  GeomagneticModel wmm(center, corsika_data("GeoMag/WMM.COF"));
 
   // build a Linsley US Standard atmosphere into `env`
   create_5layer_atmosphere<setup::EnvironmentInterface, MyExtraEnv>(