diff --git a/src/new/thermal/examples/FTE_aLIGO_thermal_mirrors.m b/src/new/thermal/examples/FTE_aLIGO_thermal_mirrors.m
index 6c46748a0c8e347e62f3789e513c1afd47154b24..ca64a9424756aea413b114d6c21c197e83731404 100644
--- a/src/new/thermal/examples/FTE_aLIGO_thermal_mirrors.m
+++ b/src/new/thermal/examples/FTE_aLIGO_thermal_mirrors.m
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ Ur_etm = U_etm - Up_etm;
 
 % Creating mirror maps representing overall and residual distortions: etm    
 [Umap_etm,rmap_etm,Rc_etm] = FT_mirror_map_from_thermal_distortion(beam_etm,mirror,r,option,num_terms);
- 
+Umap_etm = FT_remove_offset_from_mirror_map(Umap_etm,a);
+rmap_etm = FT_remove_offset_from_mirror_map(rmap_etm,a);
+
 % Creating aperture map and writing maps to file: etm
 Amap_etm = FT_create_aperture_map(Umap_etm);
 FT_write_surface_map(file1,Umap_etm);
@@ -94,7 +96,9 @@ Ur_itm = U_itm - Up_itm;
     
 % Creating mirror maps representing overall and residual distortions: itm
 [Umap_itm,rmap_itm,Rc_itm] = FT_mirror_map_from_thermal_distortion(beam_itm,mirror,r,option,num_terms);
-    
+Umap_itm = FT_remove_offset_from_mirror_map(Umap_itm,a);
+rmap_itm = FT_remove_offset_from_mirror_map(rmap_itm,a);
+
 % Creating aperture maps and writing maps to file: itm
 Amap_itm = FT_create_aperture_map(Umap_itm);
 FT_write_surface_map(file3,Umap_itm);