diff --git a/bench/cl_summation_density.py b/bench/cl_summation_density.py
index 0858712..ca61200 100644
--- a/bench/cl_summation_density.py
+++ b/bench/cl_summation_density.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
         # create the partice array with doubles as the default
 
-        pa = base.get_particle_array(floating_point_default="double",
+        pa = base.get_particle_array(cl_precision="single",
                                      name="test", x=x,h=h,m=m,rho=rho)
 
         particles = base.Particles(arrays=[pa,] ,
diff --git a/source/pysph/base/tests/test_particle_array_cl.py b/source/pysph/base/tests/test_particle_array_cl.py
index ba42746..bf3469d 100644
--- a/source/pysph/base/tests/test_particle_array_cl.py
+++ b/source/pysph/base/tests/test_particle_array_cl.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def setUp(self):
         rho = numpy.ones_like(x)
         h = 2*m
 
-        pa = base.get_particle_array(floating_point_default="float",
+        pa = base.get_particle_array(cl_precision="single",
                                      x=x, h=h, m=m, rho=rho)
 
         self.pa = pa