Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/thermal.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/thermal.m	(revision 11355)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/thermal.m	(revision 11356)
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@
 			checkfield(md,'thermal.stabilization','numel',1,'values',[0 1 2]);
 			checkfield(md,'thermal.spctemperature','forcing',1);
-			if ismember(EnthalpyAnalysisEnum,analyses),
+			if (ismember(EnthalpyAnalysisEnum,analyses) & md.thermal.isenthalpy),
 			checkfield(md,'thermal.spctemperature','<',md.materials.meltingpoint-md.materials.beta*md.materials.rho_ice*md.constants.g*md.geometry.thickness,'message','spctemperature should be below the adjusted melting point');
 			checkfield(md,'thermal.isenthalpy','numel',1,'values',[0 1]);