diff --git a/examples/other_examples/gaussian_example.py b/examples/other_examples/gaussian_example.py
index 78d960e8128a3d7ddbac63f0329c45959dd1aadb..c30fadc09297673a315a5cb43e213afbb34aefe6 100644
--- a/examples/other_examples/gaussian_example.py
+++ b/examples/other_examples/gaussian_example.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class SimpleGaussianLikelihood(bilby.Likelihood):
         data: array_like
             The data to analyse
         """
-        bilby.Likelihood.__init__(parameters={'mu': None, 'sigma': None})
+        bilby.Likelihood.__init__(self, parameters={'mu': None, 'sigma': None})
         self.data = data
         self.N = len(data)