diff --git a/cxxfem/tests/beam2d.py b/cxxfem/tests/beam2d.py
index 384e198ca61afb57adfbe3e143f29a17c8d99b39..1186146dbcae0d363989e28059c7edbe841f8095 100644
--- a/cxxfem/tests/beam2d.py
+++ b/cxxfem/tests/beam2d.py
@@ -93,8 +93,13 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     post.build_views()
     post.show_views( [ "stress_tensor", "force_vector" ] )
     post.write()
-    post.deform(5)  
-    post.probe("force_vector", 1)
+    post.deform(5)
+     
+    forces = post.probe("force_vector", "left")
+    print(f'Rx = {sum(forces[::3])} N')
+    print(f'Ry = {sum(forces[1::3])} N')
+    disp = post.probe("Y", "pt2")
+    print(f'tip displacement = {disp[0]} mm')
     
     args = fem.parseargs()
     if not args.nogui: