diff --git a/sbp/examples/multigrid.rs b/sbp/examples/multigrid.rs
index 0787a7c..5fe4d11 100644
--- a/sbp/examples/multigrid.rs
+++ b/sbp/examples/multigrid.rs
@@ -193,17 +193,10 @@ fn main() {
     }
     let integration_time: f64 = json["integration_time"].as_number().unwrap().into();
 
+    let vortexparams = utils::json_to_vortex(json["vortex"].clone());
+
     let mut sys = System::new(grids, bt);
-    sys.vortex(
-        0.0,
-        euler::VortexParameters {
-            x0: 0.0,
-            y0: 0.0,
-            mach: 0.5,
-            rstar: 0.5,
-            eps: 1.0,
-        },
-    );
+    sys.vortex(0.0, vortexparams);
 
     let max_n = {
         let max_nx = sys.grids.iter().map(|g| g.nx()).max().unwrap();
diff --git a/sbp/examples/quad.json b/sbp/examples/quad.json
index 292f2e3..408a9a8 100644
--- a/sbp/examples/quad.json
+++ b/sbp/examples/quad.json
@@ -37,5 +37,12 @@
             "dirW": "grid0"
         }
     ],
-    "integration_time": 2.0
+    "integration_time": 2.0,
+    "vortex": {
+        "x0": 0.0,
+        "y0": 0.0,
+        "mach": 0.5,
+        "rstar": 0.5,
+        "eps": 1.0
+    }
 }
diff --git a/sbp/src/utils.rs b/sbp/src/utils.rs
index 635ba9b..aa2d6c7 100644
--- a/sbp/src/utils.rs
+++ b/sbp/src/utils.rs
@@ -246,3 +246,26 @@ fn parse_err() {
     json_to_grids(r#"{"x": "linspace:1.2:3.1:412.2", "y": [0.1, 0.2]}"#).unwrap_err();
     json_to_grids(r#"{"x": [-2, -3, "dfd"], "y": [0.1, 0.2]}"#).unwrap_err();
 }
+
+pub fn json_to_vortex(mut json: JsonValue) -> super::euler::VortexParameters {
+    let x0 = json.remove("x0").as_number().unwrap().into();
+    let y0 = json.remove("y0").as_number().unwrap().into();
+    let mach = json.remove("mach").as_number().unwrap().into();
+    let rstar = json.remove("rstar").as_number().unwrap().into();
+    let eps = json.remove("eps").as_number().unwrap().into();
+
+    if !json.is_empty() {
+        eprintln!("Found unused items when parsing vortex");
+        for (name, val) in json.entries() {
+            eprintln!("\t{} {}", name, val.dump());
+        }
+    }
+
+    super::euler::VortexParameters {
+        x0,
+        y0,
+        mach,
+        rstar,
+        eps,
+    }
+}