Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/initialization.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/initialization.m	(revision 15342)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/initialization.m	(revision 15343)
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@
 				md = checkfield(md,'initialization.vy','NaN',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 1]);
 			end
-			if ismember(BalancethicknessAnalysisEnum(),analyses),
+			if ismember(BalancethicknessAnalysisEnum(),analyses) & solution==BalancethicknessSolutionEnum,
 				md = checkfield(md,'initialization.vx','NaN',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 1]);
 				md = checkfield(md,'initialization.vy','NaN',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 1]);