Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mesh.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mesh.m	(revision 11575)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mesh.m	(revision 11576)
@@ -99,4 +99,5 @@
 				checkfield(md,'mesh.average_vertex_connectivity','>=',24,'message','''mesh.average_vertex_connectivity'' should be at least 24 in 3d');
 			end
+			checkfield(md,'mesh.elementconnectivity','size',[md.mesh.numberofelements 3],'NaN',1);
 
 			%Solution specific checks