diff --git a/examples/Fragmentation/Fragmentation_Movie.py b/examples/Fragmentation/Fragmentation_Movie.py
index f216fc242..8f0d7d22b 100644
--- a/examples/Fragmentation/Fragmentation_Movie.py
+++ b/examples/Fragmentation/Fragmentation_Movie.py
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ def encounter_combiner(sim):
 
     # The following will combine the two datasets along the time dimension, sort the time dimension, and then fill in any time gaps with interpolation
     ds = xr.combine_nested([data,enc],concat_dim='time').sortby("time").interpolate_na(dim="time")
+   
+    # Interpolate in time to make a smooth, constant time step dataset 
+    smooth_time =  np.linspace(start=tgood.isel(time=0), stop=tgood.isel(time=-1), num=2400)
+    ds = ds.interp(time=smooth_time)
 
     return ds