Index: ../trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/groundingline.m
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--- ../trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/groundingline.m	(revision 23353)
+++ ../trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/groundingline.m	(revision 23354)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','groundingline.friction_interpolation','values',{'NoFrictionOnPartiallyFloating' 'SubelementFriction1' 'SubelementFriction2'});
 			md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','groundingline.melt_interpolation','values',{'NoMeltOnPartiallyFloating' 'SubelementMelt1' 'SubelementMelt2' 'FullMeltOnPartiallyFloating'});
 
-			if ~strcmp(self.migration,'None'),
+			if ~strcmp(self.migration,'None') & strcmp(solution,'TransientSolution') & md.transient.isgroundingline==1,
 				if isnan(md.geometry.bed),
 					md = checkmessage(md,['requesting grounding line migration, but bathymetry is absent!']);
 				end