diff --git a/examples/cpp-dummy/micro_cpp_dummy.cpp b/examples/cpp-dummy/micro_cpp_dummy.cpp
index 5d271561..dd0b6863 100644
--- a/examples/cpp-dummy/micro_cpp_dummy.cpp
+++ b/examples/cpp-dummy/micro_cpp_dummy.cpp
@@ -47,15 +47,14 @@ py::dict MicroSimulation::solve(py::dict macro_data, double dt)
 // This function needs to set the complete state of a micro simulation
 void MicroSimulation::set_state(py::list state)
 {
-    _sim_id = state[0].cast<int>()
-    _micro_scalar_data = state[1].cast<double>();
-    _state = state[2].cast<double>();
+    _micro_scalar_data = state[0].cast<double>();
+    _state = state[1].cast<double>();
 }
 
 // This function needs to return variables which can fully define the state of a micro simulation
 py::list MicroSimulation::get_state() const
 {
-    std::vector<double> state{_sim_id, _micro_scalar_data, _state};
+    std::vector<double> state{_micro_scalar_data, _state};
     py::list state_python = py::cast(state);
     return state_python;
 }
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(micro_dummy, m) {
     m.doc() = "pybind11 micro dummy plugin";
 
     py::class_<MicroSimulation>(m, "MicroSimulation")
-        .def(py::init())
+        .def(py::init<int>())
         .def("solve", &MicroSimulation::solve)
         .def("get_state", &MicroSimulation::get_state)
         .def("set_state", &MicroSimulation::set_state)
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(micro_dummy, m) {
                 return ms.get_state();
             },
             [](py::list t) { // __setstate__
-                if (t.size() != 3)
+                if (t.size() != 2)
                     throw std::runtime_error("Invalid state!");
 
                 /* Create a new C++ instance */