diff --git a/CellModeller/Simulator.py b/CellModeller/Simulator.py
index 828fe7e0..808fb069 100644
--- a/CellModeller/Simulator.py
+++ b/CellModeller/Simulator.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Simulator:
     def __init__(self, \
                     moduleName, \
                     dt, \
-                    outputSteps=50, \
+                    pickleSteps=50, \
                     outputDirName=None, \
                     moduleStr=None, \
                     saveOutput=False, \
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ def __init__(self, \
         self.phys = None
         self.sig = None
         self.integ = None
+        self.pickleSteps = pickleSteps
 
         # No cells yet, initialise indices and empty lists/dicts, zero counters
         self._next_id = 1
@@ -91,7 +92,6 @@ def __init__(self, \
         # Set up the data output directory
         self.dataOutputInitialised=False
         self.outputDirName = outputDirName
-        self.outputSteps = outputSteps
         self.setSaveOutput(saveOutput)
         '''
         self.saveOutput = saveOutput
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ def step(self):
             if state.divideFlag:
                 self.divide(state)
 
-        if self.saveOutput and self.stepNum%self.outputSteps==0:
+        if self.saveOutput and self.stepNum%self.pickleSteps==0:
             self.writePickle()
 
         self.stepNum += 1
diff --git a/Examples/Tutorial_1/Tutorial_1a.py b/Examples/Tutorial_1/Tutorial_1a.py
index f38625c5..ecb2d2cd 100644
--- a/Examples/Tutorial_1/Tutorial_1a.py
+++ b/Examples/Tutorial_1/Tutorial_1a.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def setup(sim):
     sim.addRenderer(therenderer)
     
     # Specify how often data is saved
-    sim.pickleSteps = 20
+    sim.pickleSteps = 100
 
 def init(cell):
     # Specify mean and distribution of initial cell size