diff --git a/cosserat-continuum-wriggers-l-shape.parset b/cosserat-continuum-wriggers-l-shape.parset
index 8b0d8ac58c3d01699576833485c92ced89249cd9..d9be4481e201a77898a80d4aaf1d78e1c60a3dac 100644
--- a/cosserat-continuum-wriggers-l-shape.parset
+++ b/cosserat-continuum-wriggers-l-shape.parset
@@ -96,4 +96,4 @@ neumannVerticesPredicate = "x[1] < -0.239"
 neumannValues =  -5e6 0 0
 
 # Initial deformation
-initialDeformation = "[x[0], x[1], 0.1*x[0]*(0.24+x[1])]"
+initialDeformation = "[x[0], x[1], -0.1*x[0]*(0.24+x[1])]"